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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
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↓ PCWP ... , narrow pulse pressure ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↑ PCWP ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↓ PCWP ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
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 ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... Reflects the pressure ... forward flow. e.g
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
cardiogenic shock (eg ... -right atrial pressure ... #Differential #Table ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Output, Blood Pressure ... Dobutamine 2-20 mcg ... Epinephrine 0-20 mcg ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... STEMI: - Hx: Pressure ... COPD, asthma, CF, PCP ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... artery systolic pressure ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Algorithm showing ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... with liability to pressure ... Neuropathy #Peripheral #Algorithm