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Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
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Definition
: The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a CATHETER in a small PULMONARY ARTERY; believed to reflect the PRESSURE in the pulmonary CAPILLARIES.
DF: PULM WEDGE PRESSURE
See Also
Pulmonary Circulation
Other names
Wedge Pressure; Pulmonary Venous Wedge Pressure; Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure; Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure; Wedge Pressures; Pressures, Wedge; Pressure, Wedge; Wedge Pressures, Pulmonary; Wedge Pressure, Pulmonary; Pulmonary Wedge Pressures; Pressures, Pulmonary Wedge; Pressure, Pulmonary Wedge