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Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac ... Pulmonary Artery ... Cardiac Index ... #Normal #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Index
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Cath - Normal Cardiac ... mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... or Pulmonary Capillary ... #Heart #Cath #Cardiac ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Right ventricular pressure ... heart disease, pulmonary ... Hyper-Enhancement: Amyloidosis ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure - Cancer: Amyloidosis ... syndrome in APL - Cardiac ... heart failure, cardiac
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,
Catheter Pressures ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... : Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... syndrome • Post cardiac
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... patients with pulmonary ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Primary systemic amyloidosis ... #cardiology
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
for suspicion of pulmonary ... What is the cardiac ... are the filling pressures ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology