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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
BiPAP titration ... Could also use CPAP ... BiPAP titration ... #CongestiveHeartFailure ... #CriticalCare #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... ) ● Pulmonary ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... 0.136) ● Oxygen delivery ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... hydraulic energy delivered ... e.g., PE, right heart ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
factor: Cesarean delivery ... , selenium) Differential ... dysfunction • Pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology