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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 ... 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
CVP Estimation using IVC Diameter and Collapsibility 
< 1.5cm IVC, >50% collapsibility = 0-5 mm Hg
collapsibility = 0-5 mm ... collapsibility = 6-10 mm ... collapsibility = 11-15 mm ... Collapsibility #diagnosis ... #POCUS
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
with large (>15 mm ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
for TAPSE is <17 mm ... frequently used <16 mm ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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
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