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Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Balloon inflates in diastole ... By increasing diastolic ... pressure, the IABP ... Triggers (EKG, Pressure ... management #cardiology #criticalcare
Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Estimating Left ... Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
one describes diastole ... Aortic pressure ... fall after peak aortic ... is when the aortic ... (aorta > LV) leads
Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs Airway Pressure ... Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Comparison
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison ... delivered (Volume or Pressure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison ... Table #Volume #Pressure
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
- Circulatory pressure ... Mean Arterial Pressure ... perfusion (2*(Diastolic ... cheatsheet #management #comparison
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... and the diastolic ... - Diastolic Blood ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
swelling and rapid diastolic ... chronic severe aortic ... of a wide pulse pressure ... fall in arterial pressure
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Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Paradoxus: Systolic Pressure ... Bisferiens: Peaks - Aortic ... Insufficiency + Aortic ... Peak - Severe Aortic ... waveforms #diagnosis #criticalcare
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Control blood pressure ... - Central aortic ... blood pressure ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic