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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... Transaminitis #diagnosis
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... #Function #Testing ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation ... Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential #pulmonary ... #function #testing
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
of circulatory function ... Sedation #Diagnosis ... Capnography #Waveforms #Interpretation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Chest #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
This is an interpretation ... for suspicion of pulmonary ... the patient have pulmonary ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... Visualmed #RHC #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #RightHeartCatheterization ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Evaluate RV size and function ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram