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Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Waveforms and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Catheterization #RHC #Waveforms ... #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... and Waveforms ... arterial pressure ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Atrial ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... Pressure or Pulmonary ... #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Waveforms - Differential ... Diagnosis - Absent ... pulmonary hypertension ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
(CVP) or right ... atrial pressure ... about a patient’s right ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
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,
Catheter Pressures ... Arterial HTN Pulmonic ... Shunt Right-to-Left ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram (A4C ... Sign" c/w acute right ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
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Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
ventricular pressure ... atrium; RiHTh = ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
septum - Bows from right ... <8 • Aortic pressure ... Echocardiogram #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... flow. e.g., PE, right ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz