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Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Normal Cardiac Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Central Venous Pressure ... (PAP): • 15-25 ... (PCWP): • 8-12
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... – PCWP]/CO) ● ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP ... (RVSWI = [mean PAp
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR
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,
Artery Catheter Pressures ... 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP ... <25, PCWP 8-12, ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Pulmonary Artery Pressures ... • PH (mean PAP ... Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... #calculations #pressures
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
sign, a blood pressure ... inflated to a pressure ... systolic blood pressure ... flex, the DIP and PIP ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
STEMI: - Hx: Pressure ... COPD, asthma, CF, PCP
Perform computations online at:
ScyMed.com
6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
Condition SAP CVP PAP ... PCWP CO C(a-v ... 9-17 mmHg (PSP ... PP 20-70 mmHg ... 60-80 mmHg DP-PCWP
Rotatory Nystagmus on Ocular Exam

Seen with intoxicating with Phencyclidine (PCP)/angel dust, a NMDA receptor antagonist.

#Rotatory #Nystagmus
Phencyclidine (PCP ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
treated by his PCP ... HZO #clinical #video