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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Septal Motion - McConnell's ... Elevated Pulmonary Artery ... Ferdous @fazalabul #RV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
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,
Pulmonary Artery ... Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV ... #catheter #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... passive filling of RV ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology