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Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Heart Cath - Normal ... Cardiac Pressures ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... #Pressures #RHC ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Right Atrial Pressure ... : • Mean: 1-5 ... Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... Catheterization #RHC ... #diagnosis #cardiology
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 ... Normal: RA 0-8, ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Right-to-Left Shunt Tamponade ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... pressure >10mmHg ... : • Cardiac tamponade ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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have a low or normal ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... much as 40% in cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... capture of the atria ... #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
causing ⬆️ RA pressure ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology