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Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Size Ratio - Abnormal ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... Artery Systolic ... #diagnosis #Right ... #POCUS
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
and McConnell sign ... view E. 60/60 sign ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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- Pulmonary Artery ... Gradient, TPG, ... Gradient, DPG) ... have a low or normal ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
right atrial passage ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... 80mmHg or A-a gradient ... resolution of symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... • Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... heart (2-5%), liver ... (pain/abnormal ... #Management #Signs
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% ... hypertension; some normal ... and signs: • ... may present with pulmonary ... After sufficient
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Weight loss • Night ... purpura: Strong sign ... Superficial temporal artery ... • Progressive symptoms ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... • Epicardial artery
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal ... CXR - Pulmonary ... Hypertension, Right ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis