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Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
reserve volume (ERV ... residual volume (RV ... normal breath (ERV ... + RV). ... + TV + ERV + RV
Right Ventricular Structure and Function

- Almost 75 % of the RV systolic function is dependent in
Almost 75 % of the RV ... longitudinal free RV ... crucial for the RV ... response to any RV ... in short axis RV
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Management of Acute RV ... Treat Etiology of RV ... Infarction involving RV ... Quick to Prevent RV ... cardionerds #RV
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
long with some RV ... Effusion #Malignant #Cardiac
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... Pancreatitis RV ... chronic PH - RV
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
de-laminate" from the RV ... • Affects RV ... displacement in RV ... • Associated RV
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,
Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
diastolic collapse of RV ... #Pericardial #Cardiac
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
Spiral: Increased RV