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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... will show muffled heart ... diastolic collapse of RV ... #Pericardial #Cardiac
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
Right Heart Catheterization ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... e.g., PE, right heart ... much as 40% in cardiac ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... pressures (RA, RV ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
visualization of the RV ... Here is the cardiac ... chambers of the heart ... The RV is on the ... shows very poor RV
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
out this apical cardiac ... embolization to the right heart ... lodged within the RV ... removed from the RV ... #Embolization #RV
Cardiac conducting system 
 - Sinoatrial (SA) node normally generates the action potential, i.e. the electrical
Cardiac conducting ... right ventricle (RV ... Anatomy #Cardiology #Cardiac ... #Heart #Conduction
Cardiac Standstill on POCUS during CPR

A 79yo male presents after being found unresponsive by his wife.
Cardiac Standstill ... followed by his heart ... No purposeful cardiac ... , but remember RV ... #Cardiac #Standstill
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... to Accommodate RV ... intrapericardial (heart ... transmitted to the heart
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... (3) RV dysfunction ... (4) All 4 cardiac