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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
cardiogenic shock (eg ... artery occlusion ... wedge pressure) -right ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #NormalValues #Differential
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... - Pulmonary Artery ... ARTERY PULSATILITY ... #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • Left sided > Right
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... • Epicardial artery ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... substance use • IV catheter ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... • Left sided > Right ... #Diagnosis #cardiology