SG Clinical Abbreviation

SG has various meanings in the Clinical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of SG in Clinical.

Specific Gravity

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The ratio of the weight of a given volume of any substance to that of the same volume of water.

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Swan-Ganz Catheter

A style of oximetry catheter that is inserted into a major vein under the collarbone or in the neck, threaded through the right side of the heart, and then threaded into the pulmonary artery. Physicians can use monitoring equipment with a Swan-Ganz catheter to measure blood pressure inside the heart and to find out how much blood the heart is pumping.

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