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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 ... mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... Artery Pressure ... or Pulmonary Capillary ... (PCWP): • 8-12
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(RA, RV) ● Pulmonary ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... x [mean PAp – PCWP ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
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 ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
(PIP): Dynamic pressure ... Plateau Pressure ... (Static pressure ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... TRANSMURAL FILLING PRESSURE ... Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... #calculations #pressures
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 ... Mean PAP <25, PCWP ... decompensated Pulmonary ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... <8 • Aortic pressure ... > 7 mmHg Pulmonary ... 10 • Aortic pressure ... diagnosis #cardiology #pulmonary
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm ... OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... Hypotension #Evaluation #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #ICU #pressures