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Appendix 4:

Hemodynamic Normal Ranges

Hemodynamic Values Directly Obtained by Means of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter

Hemodynamic Value Abbreviation Normal Range
Central venous pressure CVP 1 to 7 mm Hg

Right atrial pressure RAP 1 to 7 mm Hg

Mean pulmonary artery pressure PAP 15 mm Hg
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PCWP 8 to 12 mm Hg © Cengage Learning 2014

Cardiac output CO 4 to 8 L/min

Measured Hemodynamic Normal Ranges (in mm Hg)

RA RV systolic RV diastolic PA systolic PA diastolic PCW
40

30

mm Hg 20

10

0
Right Right Right Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary
Atrium Ventricle Ventricle Artery Artery Capillary
Systolic Diastolic Systolic Diastolic Wedge
1 to 7 15 to 25 1 to 7 15 to 25 6 to 12 8 to 12
mm Hg

Adapted from Des Jardins, T.R. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology: Essentials for Respiratory
Care, 5th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008.
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