Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure:

Terms Related to Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

• Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

  Placement of a balloon-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery through the antecubital, subclavian, and sometimes the femoral vein. It is used to measure pulmonary artery ...

• Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity

  The amount of a gas, usually oxygen or carbon dioxide, taken up by pulmonary capillary blood per minute per unit of average oxygen pressure gradient ...

• Pulmonary Hypertension

  Increased pressure within the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease.

• Pulmonary Insufficiency

  Backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the pulmonary valve.