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Ebstein Anomaly and Mitral Stenosis (RHD) on Echocardiogram

This patient had rheumatic fever also in childhood. So
Mitral Stenosis (RHD ... of Ebstein with RHD ... Mitral #Stenosis #RHD ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Wedge Pressure (PCWP ... Cardiac #Pressures #RHC
Taming The SRU Approach to the undifferentiated female patient to limit risk of alloimmunization by fetal-maternal
Management #OBGyn #RhD ... Administration #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Extrinsic RBC ... • Intrinsic RBC ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
wedge pressure (PCWP ... x [mean PAp – PCWP ... LVSWI = [MAP – PCWP ... Visualmed #RHC
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP ... based on PVR & PCWP ... RAP/PCWP RATIO ... • RA/PCWP>0.54 ... Catheterization #RHC
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
reversed halo sign (RHS ... the wall of the RHS ... nodules inside the RHS ... the wall of the RHS ... #Differential #Algorithm
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... (MCV): Average RBC ... Red cell distribution ... wide range of RBC ... Algorithm by Dr.
Patch dehiscence (post surgical correction of congenital VSD) on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Patch #dehiscence
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #pocus #cardiology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Paraneoplastic (e.g., RCC ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm