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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... signs of elevated PVR ... Differentiate PAH from PVH ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... meanPAP-PCWP) / CO • PVR ... identified based on PVR ... & PCWP PULMONARY ... artery #catheter #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... atrial pressure, Pulmonary ... Diagnostic criteria ... mPAP > 25mmHg, PVR
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressure (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... 1500 d/s/cm5) (SVR ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... -120 d/s/cm5) (PVR ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... lactate decrease PVR ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Ventricular Pressure - Pulmonary ... Pressure - Pulmonary ... Vascular Resistance (PVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Pericarditis: PR ... elevation in aVR ... : Differential diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential Diagnosis ... High CO / Low SVR ... Low CO / High SVR ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Presentation if PVO ... Present • Diagnosis ... Total #Anomalous #Pulmonary ... Return #TAPVR #diagnosis
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
depression in aVR ... Elevation of PR ... segment in aVR and ... depression of PR ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis