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Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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• Mean: 1-5 mm ... Systolic: 15-30 mm ... Diastolic: 1-7 mm ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
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
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 ... Hypertrophy #ECG #EKG #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
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 ... #cardiology #Echocardiography
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 ... #Cardiology #Original
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
thickened leaflets >5 mm ... @dr_adeebq #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology
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 ... #Video #Cardiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... scattered, small (1 -4 mm ... Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
cutoff point as > 1 mm ... old & > 2.5 mm ... , or > 1.5 mm ... Infarction #STEMI #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis