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Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... Artery Catheter ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... #Artery #Catheter ... CriticalCare #ICU #pressures
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,
Pulmonary Artery ... Catheter Pressures ... decompensated Pulmonary ... #Artery #Catheter ... #Pressures #Wedge
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
artery occlusion pressure ... capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #NormalValues #Differential
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... • Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... Catheterization #RHC #PACatheter ... #artery #catheter
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Pediatric Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Increased Hydrostatic Pressure ... Decreased Oncotic Pressure ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ↓ Atmospheric pressure ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Pediatric Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
the Newborn - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #