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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization ... catheterization ... tamponade. ... #NormalValues #Differential ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... Shortly after had ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pulmonary Artery ... Mean PAP <25, PCWP ... 8-12, Cardiac Index ... Right-to-Left Shunt Tamponade ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... ) ● Cardiac output ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... ]/CO) ● Cardiac ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Disease Coronary Artery ... Arrhythmia • Atrial
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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- Pulmonary Artery ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... much as 40% in cardiac ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... tamponade! ... After window, found ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... (S4c) Hypotensive ... After window, found ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
lack of acute cardiac ... function Pulmonary-Artery ... Catheterization ... : • PCWP < 18 ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - A4C ... Dialysis stopped after ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology