Pulmonary Resistance

8-591

Jens G. Rosenkrantz, M. D., Childrens Hospital of Los

Angeles, Los Angeles, California

A system of programs which, adapted from DEC's Advanced

Signal Averager / allows accurate measurement of mean

pulmonary arterial flow and pressure, left atrial pressure and

intrapleural pressure. From these data, obtained by use of

appropriate electromagnetic flow and suitable pressure

transducers, the system calculates total and arteriolar resis-

tances and right ventricular work. This information, together

with the digitized average wave forms, is written on DECtape.

In addition, a program is included with the system, which

measures cardiac output on-line from an indicator dilution

curve by the Stewart-Hamiiton method.

The system is capable of interfacing with the Advanced

Averager, so that the options available in the signal averager

system are retained.

NOTE: The binary tapes available with this program are

those of the LAB-8 Advanced Averager

Minimum Hardware:
8K PDP-8/I; EAE; Disk or DECtape;

a second DECtape (for DECtape

systems) and LAB-8 peripherals

Other Programs Needed:
OS/8 or PS/8 Operating System

Source Language:
PAL-8

Catalog: July 1973

Minimum Hardware:	8K PDP-8/I; EAE; Disk or DECtape; a second DECtape (for DECtape systems) and LAB-8 peripherals
Other Programs Needed:	OS/8 or PS/8 Operating System
Source Language:	PAL-8
Catalog:	July 1973