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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Estimating Left ... Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiography #Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Normal Cardiac Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... • 3-12 mmHg (Diastolic ... • 8-15 mmHg (Diastolic ... RHC #cardiology #diagnosis
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 ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic ... normal #wedge #diagnosis
Hepatic Vein Waveform

a wave - atrial contraction (end diastole)
S - ventricular systole
v - increasing RA pressure
contraction (end diastole ... increasing RA pressure ... systole D - early diastolic ... Waveform #Venous #diagnosis
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grade diastolic ... increased LV filling pressure ... Echocardiography #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... Grading - Schematic diastolic ... , II: moderate diastolic ... artery systolic pressure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
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 ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Interpretation of Pressures ... Central venous pressure ... (atrial diastole ... filling in atrial diastole ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Preeclampsia and Severe Preclampsia (in Red)

> 140 mm Hg systolic or >90 mm
Diagnostic Criteria ... systolic or >90 mm Hg diastolic ... previously normal blood pressure ... or > 110 mm Hg diastolic ... Preeclampsia #Severe #Diagnosis
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
swelling and rapid diastolic ... of a wide pulse pressure ... fall in arterial pressure ... #PhysicalExam #Video