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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... leads) RV Ischemia ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute ... Ferdous @fazalabul #RV ... #diagnosis #Right ... #Ventricular #cardiology ... #POCUS
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... passive filling of RV ... Visualmed #RHC ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute ... LV/RV Dysfunction ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
women • DDx: Acute ... depression in V2 - RV ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
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 ... correlates with RV ... 0.8 indicates RV ... 0.63 predicted RV
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... cardiac disease ... • Normal left ventricular ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... Puimonary vascular → RV ... venous return/ventricular ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential