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Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... Artery Catheter ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... #Artery #Catheter ... #Basics #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 ... decompensated Pulmonary ... #Artery #Catheter ... Hemodynamics #Cardiology #diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... embolism, Catheter-related ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... Phenylephrine • Ino-Constrictors ... , Dopamine • Ino-Dilators ... #inopressors #diagnosis
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Chronic, indwelling catheter ... pathophysiology #clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... Interpretation: -Pulmonary ... However, when the diagnosis ... pressure (ie, pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System

#Respiratory #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs #Assessment #Examination
Clinical Examination ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
dental abscess, HD catheter ... endocarditis, epidural catheter ... most common (63%) Clinical ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... Epidural #Abscess #diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... infections, and catheter-related ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... and Calculations PULMONARY ... Catheterization #RHC #PACatheter ... #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology