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Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Atrial ... (CVP) • 2-6 mmHg ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... #RHC #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(CVP) ● Right-sided ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... pressureCVP] ... contraction in atrial ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
wave - due to atrial ... cannot begin until after ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Absent a wave - Atrial ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
pulmonary venous flow, Vp ... progression, LA: left atrium ... PASP: pulmonary artery ... systolic pressure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... abrupt rise in RA pressure ... transmitted to JV ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
right carotid artery ... rapid fall in arterial ... pressure. ... Corrigans #Pulse #PhysicalExam ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Normally, venous pressure ... finding in patients after ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Video #Clinical #JVP ... #Neck #Veins #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 ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after ... intrapulmonary #cardiology