Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
 - Overdampened: No dicrotic notch - Remove excess tubing, check for air bubbles in system, hypotension
 - Pulsus Paradoxus: Systolic Pressure Drop of 10 mmHg during inspiration - Cardiac Tamponade, Constrictive Pericarditis
 - Pulsus Alternans: Alternating Strong & Weak Beats - RV & LV Failure, Cardiomyopathy
 - Pulsus Bisferiens: Peaks - Aortic Insufficiency + Aortic Stenosis
 - Pulsus Parvus et Tardus: Low Amplitude Pulse with a Slow Rising & Late Peak - Severe Aortic Stenosis

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