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Grades of Pitting Edema

 0+ No pitting edema 
 1+ Mild pitting edema. 2 mm depression
pitting edema. 2 mm ... pitting edema. 4 mm ... pitting edema. 6 mm ... pitting edema. 8 mm ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
 •
• Mean: 1-5 mm ... Systolic: 15-30 mm ... Diastolic: 1-7 mm ... Systolic: 15-30 mm ... normal #wedge #diagnosis
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
V5 or V6 > 35 mm ... V3 + R avl > 28 mm ... V3 + R avl > 20 mm ... - S V1-3 > 25 mm ... EKG #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Preeclampsia and Severe Preclampsia (in Red)

> 140 mm Hg systolic or >90 mm
Diagnostic Criteria ... Red) > 140 mm ... systolic or >90 mm ... Hg or > 110 mm ... Preeclampsia #Severe #Diagnosis
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
elevation ≥ 1 mm ... depression ≥ 1 mm ... elevation ≥ 5 mm ... = 2 points #Diagnosis
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
arms (130/100 mm ... coarctation with near 60 mm ... Neck #Pulsation #PhysicalExam ... Coarctation #Aorta #Clinical
LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
Measure within 5 mm ... to 10 mm from aortic ... #outflowtract #diagnosis
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
cutoff point as > 1 mm ... point is: > 2 mm ... old & > 2.5 mm ... , or > 1.5 mm ... Infarction #STEMI #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... / FiO2 <= 300 mm ... Moderate - 100 mm ... / FiO2 <= 200 mm ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Fibrous papule of the nose 
 - Skin-colored to pink smooth papule 
 - Usually 2-3
- Usually 2-3 mm ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis ... #Benign #Clinical