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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Normal/Low • PCWP ... mmHg • PADP-PCWP ... Normal/High • PCWP ... mmHg • PADP-PCWP ... comparison #diagnosis #cardiology
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,
Mean PAP <25, PCWP ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP ... based on PVR & PCWP ... RAP/PCWP RATIO ... • RA/PCWP>0.54 ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Wedge Pressure (PCWP ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... decision‐tree algorithms ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Algorithms
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
wedge pressure (PCWP ... x [mean PAp – PCWP ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Cardiogenic Shock algorithm #algorithm #cardiology #cardiogenicshock #criticalcare #algorithm
Cardiogenic Shock algorithm ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #criticalcare #algorithm
R Wave Progression - normal chest lead ECG shows an rS-type complex in lead V1 with
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Progression #PRWP
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm ... Management #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis