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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... Apical 2 Chamber (A2C ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A5C ... -Chamber View (A2C ... -Chamber View (A3C ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
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
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
regurgitation on an A4 ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #cardiology #clinical
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
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
Taktosubo MIMIC on Echocardiogram A4C

ECG with anterolateral T wave inversions. Acute 99% LAD lesion + 70%
Echocardiogram A4C ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... clinical #pocus #cardiology
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
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