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Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Echocardiography - Right Atrial ... Pressure - Pulmonary ... Vascular Resistance (PVR ... ) - Left Atrial ... #Formulas #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(RA, RV) ● Pulmonary ... arterial pressure ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... ) -right atrial ... pressure -mixed ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #SVR
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
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,
Catheter Pressures ... Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... Arterial HTN Pulmonic ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... • Reflects the pressure ... or pericardial pressure ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Waveforms - Differential ... myxoma, pulmonary ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... mmHg developed atrial ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... <8 • Aortic pressure ... 10 • Aortic pressure ... comparison #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pulmonary #arterial