Lt. Shaye Haver (left), and Capt. Kristen Griest (right) pose for a photo with a Cadet Mary Lyons in Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center before a combatives class Oct. 2. This was the first time Haver and Griest have visited the Academy since commissioning into the Army.
intrapulmonary shunt. intrapulmonary shunt. Etymology: L, intra + pulmoneus, relating to the lung. (in respiratory therapy) a condition in which a region of the lungs is perfused with little or no ventilation.
The standard pulmonary artery catheter has two lumens (Swan-Ganz) and is equipped with an inflatable balloon at the tip, which facilitates its placement into the pulmonary artery through the flow of blood. The balloon, when inflated, causes the catheter to wedge in a small pulmonary blood vessel.