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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... Catheterization – Use and ... arterial catheterization ... artery hypertension ... pressure) -right atrial
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... diameter > 7 cm and ... LAESV index > 160 mL ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Left Atrial Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Mitral #Stenosis #Atrial ... #Thrombus #a4c
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... severe RV dilation and ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #s4c #pocus
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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of Scleroderma (SSc ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... arterial HTN) ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Arterial Hypertension ... annular dilatation and ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c #pocus
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Arterial Hypertension ... • Pulmonary ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure ... contraction in atrial ... in RA pressure (atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... Bubble #Study #ASD ... #Atrial #SeptalDefect ... Echocardiogram #A4C