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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... tissues Assess heart ... density, behind the heart ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart ... This is an interpretation ... for suspicion of pulmonary ... PulmPEEPs #Right #Heart ... #hypertension #cardiology
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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exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... Visualmed #RHC #Interpretation ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
typical boot shaped heart ... along with concave Pulmonary ... complication in Cyanotc Heart ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... and refractory heart ... decompensated heart ... channel blocker (eg ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Echocardiography (TTE +/- TEE ... ) • Chest CT scan ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... fistula causing heart ... telemetry for heart
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
(esp legs) -> Leg ... (Xerostomia) Heart ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... Gradient, TPG, ... e.g., PE, right heart ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology