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How blood moves through the body and the pressures involved. Hemodynamic measures include heart rate, blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, cardiac outputKAR-dee-ak OWT-putThe amount of blood the heart pumps out in one minute.Full entry , central venous pressure and systemic vascular resistancesis-TEM-ik VAS-kyoo-ler rih-ZIS-tensThe resistance to blood flow in the body's arteries that the left ventricle has to push against.Full entry . "Hemodynamically stable" means these values are steady enough to supply the organs with blood. In intensive care, some are measured with an arterial linear-TEER-ee-ul lineA thin catheter placed in an artery, often in the wrist, to measure blood pressure all the time and draw blood.Full entry or a catheter in the pulmonary artery.
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| Also written | hemodynamic, hemodynamically, haemodynamics |
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Related terms
cardiac output
The amount of blood the heart pumps out in one minute.
mean arterial pressure
The average pressure in the arteries over one heartbeat, used as a measure of how well blood reaches the organs.
systemic vascular resistance
The resistance to blood flow in the body's arteries that the left ventricle has to push against.
arterial line
A thin catheter placed in an artery, often in the wrist, to measure blood pressure all the time and draw blood.