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#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
InfectiousDiseases #PJP ... #PCP #Pneumocystis
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonia: Viral PCP ... This was a PCP-infection ... Interstitial #Pneumonia #PJP
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,
Pulmonary Artery ... 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP ... <25, PCWP 8-12, ... decompensated Pulmonary ... @ucsdim #PA #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... Interpretation: -Pulmonary ... pressure (ie, pulmonary ... Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
) ● Pulmonary ... wedge pressure (PCWP ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... – PCWP]/CO) ● ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... Atrial Pressure or Pulmonary ... Wedge Pressure (PCWP
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... and Calculations PULMONARY ... and Diastolic Pulmonary ... • PH (mean PAP ... PULMONARY ARTERY
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
immunocompromised patient with PCP ... not specific for PCP ... clinical setting PCP ... Radiology #CTChest #PJP
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... Normal/Low • PCWP ... mmHg • PADP-PCWP ... > 7 mmHg Pulmonary ... diagnosis #cardiology #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... TB PCR sputum, PCP ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary