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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 #Management
CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INSERTION - Materials/Supplies Checklist

Also Consider:
 - Ultrasound + Probe Cover
 - Patient Drapes
CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER ... Antimicrobial Disc (Bio ... - Tegaderm #Management ... CentralLine #Venous #Catheter
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection - Clinical ... @broomedocs #Management ... Central #Venous #Catheters
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Failure, Valvular Disease ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... Phenylephrine • Ino-Constrictors ... , Dopamine • Ino-Dilators ... inopressors #diagnosis #management
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... due to lung disease ... lung disease Other ... pulmonary disease ... , Gaucher disease
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... autoinflammatory diseases ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lymphadenitis • Catheter ... Skin/Soft Tissue/Catheter ... Skin/Soft Tissue/Catheter ... Disease: Clinical ... : • Clinical (
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... infections, and catheter-related ... as disseminated disease
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
to chronic lung disease ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension Management ... Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Management
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Valvular heart disease ... Structural heart disease ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... disease • Drugs ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management