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Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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• PH (mean PAP ... ) / RAPPAPi ... RAP/PCWP RATIO ... RESISTANCE = [(MAP ... OUTPUT (CPO) = (MAP
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure (PAp ... PVR = 80 x [mean PAp ... index (LVSWI = [MAP ... (RVSWI = [mean PAp
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... with pneumonia HAP ... & VAP – those that ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Organisms • CAP ... • Hospital - HAP ... , VAP - CMC IM
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ScyMed.com
6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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1
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1

1
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Septic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
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↓
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Cardiac Tamponade
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1
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RV
CVP PAP PCWP ... Volume PRESSURES MAP ... dyn*s/cm5*m2 ((MAP-CVP ... 4.2 kg*m/m2 CI*MAP ... 62 g*m/m2 SI*MAP
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... HAP VAP Intra-abd
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Atrial Pressure (RAP ... Artery Pressure (mPAP ... Atrial Pressure (LAP
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP ... ), Attenuated FAP ... associated polyposis (MAP
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
- Ramp up the ePAP ... Could also use CPAP ... breathing (equal to iPAP-ePAP ... - Ramp up iPAP
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
EPAP prevents upper ... CPAP - Continuous ... and mortality BPAP ... Provides both EPAP ... and IPAP.