Pulmonary wedge pressure (Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure; Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure; Pulmonary Venous Wedge Pressure; Wedge Pressure)

The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a CATHETER in a small pulmonary artery; believed to reflect the PRESSURE in the pulmonary capillaries.


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