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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 ... (PCWP): • 8-12 ... #RHC #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PCWP) ● Cardiac ... x [mean PAp – PCWP ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP ... Visualmed #RHC ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
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 ... Catheterization #RHC ... wedge #diagnosis #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Pulmonary Artery Pressures ... Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... Catheterization #RHC ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
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 ... Mean PAP <25, PCWP ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
BiPAP titration in CHF ... - Mean airway pressure ... high mean airway pressure ... BiPAP #Titration #CHF ... #CriticalCare #Cardiology
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
<8 • Aortic pressure ... Normal/Low • PCWP ... mmHg • PADP-PCWP ... 10 • Aortic pressure ... comparison #diagnosis #cardiology
Algorithm for Echo determination of LV filling pressures 

#LVFilling #pressures #Algorithm #Echo #POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
Algorithm for Echo ... of LV filling pressures ... #LVFilling #pressures ... #Algorithm #Echo ... POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... BP, blood pressure ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology