Instructions Online Clinical Calculator: Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

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Mean Pulmonary
Arterial Pressure

MPAP

mm Hg

Pulmonary Capillary
Wedge Pressure

PCWP

mm Hg

Cardiac
Output

CO

L/min

Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

PVR = (dyne*sec)/cm5


PVR = 80 x (MPAP - PCWP ) / CO

Measurements via invasive monitoring.

Normal PVR is 155-255 (dyne*sec)/cm5