11 results
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Atrial Collapse ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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- Normal Cardiac ... Atrial Pressure ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... #Pressures #RHC ... #cardiology #diagnosis
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 ... Catheter Pressures ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Myocardium • Right ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Visualmed #RHC ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... • Paradoxical: Right ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... Increases in RAP or pericardial ... Catheterization #RHC ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Left sided > Right ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... increased DLCO after