PTA Question of the Week - Catheters

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You are discussing the various catheters and monitors encountered in a hospital setting with your supervising physical therapist. Which catheter is inserted into the internal jugular vein and then travels through the superior vena cava into the right atrium to allow for the removal of blood samples, administration of medication, and monitoring of central venous pressure?

1. Swanz Ganz 
2. Hickman 
3. Suprapubic 
4. Peripheral venous 

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