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Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Interpretation of Pressures ... Central venous pressure ... capillary wedge pressure ... ● Mixed venous oxyhemoglobin ... x [mean artery pressure
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
artery occlusion pressure ... capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... -mixed venous oxyhemoglobin ... #Wedge #PCWP #Pressures
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Heart Pressures ... Guide for Heart pressure ... - Right Atrial Pressure ... Pulmonary Artery Pressure ... - Left Atrial Pressure
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation ... cell anemia #Oxyhemoglobin
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Peak Inspiratory Pressure ... (PIP): Dynamic pressure ... PIP – Plateau Pressure ... Plateau Pressure ... (Static pressure
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 ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... ) Left Atrial Pressure
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Waveforms and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... Pulmonary-Artery Pressure ... RHC #Waveforms #Pressures
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Central Venous Pressure ... Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure ... Hemodynamics #Parameters #Pressures
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
Overview Airway pressure ... positive airway pressures ... brief episodes of pressure ... release to a lower pressure ... intrathoracic pressures
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
& ventricular pressure ... low but atrial pressure ... than ventricular pressure ... the ventricular pressure ... Aortic pressure