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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,
Pressures Normal ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Stenosis Tricuspid Regurgitation ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... - Effusion ECG ... deviation - Abnormal ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... in avL - early inferior ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #management #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 ... pulmonary #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases