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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... diagnosis or the ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... ) -right atrial ... #NormalValues #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... mmHg developed atrial ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Decr Blood Pressure ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g.
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic ... (check eosinophil ... recent DAN) • EMG ... blood retum in serial ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differential diagnosis ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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RV dysfunction. e.g ... SHOCK trial registry ... forward flow. e.g ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
atria and ventricles ... abrupt rise in RA pressure ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
help AND check arterial ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis