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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 ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... (PCWP): • 8-12
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... Apical 2 Chamber (A2C ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Interpretation of Pressures ... Central venous pressure ... (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... x [mean PAp – PCWP ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... -Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A5C ... -Chamber View (A2C ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
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 ... ↑ CO, ↓ SVR, ↓ PCWP
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Pulmonary Artery Pressures ... TRANSMURAL FILLING PRESSURE ... Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... #calculations #pressures
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 ... mmHg • PADP-PCWP
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
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
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Slightly reduced • PCW ... pressure: Slightly ... pressure: Reduced ... pressure: Reduced ... pressure: Slightly
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 ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR