Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter Waveforms EXPLAINED!

📱🚀 Coming Soon! Rapid Reference, my new critical care reference app, launches June 2026 — join the waitlist! 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/rapidref A disucssion about the waveforms of the PA cath. 📝 Free Quiz: https://adv.icu/3HLBWNO ‼️🎓 Want to earn CE credits for watching these videos? Join ICU Advantage Academy. 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/academy 💰🤑 10% off Critical Care Academy (CCRN Review): 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/cca (USE CODE "icuadv10") 💰🤑 10% off EACH Month @ My Mastery Nursing membership: 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/mastery In this lesson, we are taking a deeper dive into talking about the different waveforms that we see with our PA or Swan-Ganz catheter. There are essentially 4 different waveforms that we can see if we follow the path of the catheter and we will discuss each of them including what actually makes up the waveform and what it represents. ________________________________________________________ 🤔 Curious how you can show your support? AND get extra content such as the notes for each lesson! Consider supporting ICU Advantage.... on YouTube channel membership head over to: https://adv.icu/ym on Patreon head over to: https://adv.icu/pm If not, no worries, as you watching videos here, liking them, commenting and sharing them also really help to support the channel! 😍 ________________________________________________________ ❤️🙏🏼 Show your support with an ICU Advantage Sticker HERE 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/support ________________________________________________________ 👕 $20 towards Figs Scrubs! https://adv.icu/figs 🤑 ________________________________________________________ 📚📖BOOKS I RECOMMEND ✔️Barron’s CCRN Exam: https://amzn.to/2MFWIkH ✔️Pass CCRN!: https://amzn.to/36apxgN ✔️AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: https://amzn.to/2F5riQs ✔️Kaplan Adult CCRN Review: https://amzn.to/37igv1t ✔️Marino’s The ICU Book: https://amzn.to/2ZzKP4Y 🩺🏥🖊SOME OF MY FAVORITE NURSING GEAR ✔️3M Littmann Master Cardiology Stethoscope: https://amzn.to/2sn0wR5 ✔️Rip Shears - Trauma Shears: https://amzn.to/35diZwR ✔️Leatherman - Raptor Shears: https://amzn.to/2MGF801 ✔️Stethoscope Tape Holder: https://amzn.to/2snWkAy ✔️Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens: https://amzn.to/2Qw9pQg 💻🎙GEAR THAT I USE TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS ✔️Apple Pencil: https://amzn.to/368qS83 ✔️iPad Pro 12.9”: https://amzn.to/367s2QV ✔️Blue Yeti Mic: https://amzn.to/2Q7vrK9 ✔️MacBook Pro 15”: https://amzn.to/2tcDegM ________________________________________________________ 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 If you enjoyed this video or found it useful, please hit the like button as this greatly helps the channel out! Also make sure and subscribe, hit the bell icon and select all notifications to stay up to date on our latest videos! 🙏🙏 A Special THANK YOU to YouTube and Patreon Members!!! 🙏🙏 🏆 Patreon Code Team: John, Tsz, Dajana, Anita, April, Laura, Lydia, Jennifer, Stephen, Audrey, Rachel, Lesley, Rikki. Andrew, and Julie! ________________________________________________________ ⚠️⚠️ DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! ❗️❗️PLEASE NOTE: ICU Advantage medical videos, medical lectures, medical illustrations, and medical animations are for medical education and exam preparation purposes, and not intended to replace recommendations by your doctor or health care provider, nor to go against following your facility policies and procedures and limitations per your state board/licensing body. The information is present here to give you a starting place to further look in to the proper treatments and recommendations for the care of your patient. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) 7:28 Right Ventricular Pressure 9:41 Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) 11:57 Wedge Pressure (PCWP/PAOP) 14:05 Wrap up #ICUAdvantage #PAcath #swanganz