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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 ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... #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 Heart Catheterization ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
ASE Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults
 - Chamber Quantification
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Atrium, Right Atrial ... Pressure - Segmental ... Diastolic Function #Echocardiogram ... Heart #Evaluation #cardiology ... #diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Atrial Collapse ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... (CVP) ● Right-sided ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
on Ultrasound Right ... Ventricular Pressure ... DSign #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
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 ... decompensated Pulmonary Arterial ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Elevated Pulmonary Artery ... Systolic Pressure ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... pressors. ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... Estimates pulmonary artery ... atrial pressure ... , Pulmonary artery