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Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Artery Catheter ... MD @nickmmark #PA ... #Basics #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #ICU #pressures
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Pulmonary Artery ... • ElA ratio << 1 ... • ElA ratio > 1 ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Artery Pressure ... (PAP): • 15-25 ... or Pulmonary Capillary ... #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
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 ... Catheter Pressures ... #Pulmonary #Artery ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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: • Mean: 1-5 ... • Diastolic: 1- ... 7 mm Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... Artery Systolic ... Pressure - Decreased ... #diagnosis #Right ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... /CO) ● Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Right Ventricular Pressure ... “D Sign” EI > 1 ... - POCUS 101 @Pocus101 ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... #criticalcare