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Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
septum - Bows from right ... #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Atrial Pressure ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... Pressure or Pulmonary ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
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,
Arterial HTN Pulmonic ... Regurgitation Left-to-Right ... Shunt Right-to-Left ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
stenosis, acuity of right ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... (IPAH) on Echocardiogram ... #Idiopathic #Pulmonary ... #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... indicates acute right ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the right ... #cardiology #labeled
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME Right Pulmonary ... Pulmonary veins ... ME Left Atrial Appendage ... Windows #Views #diagnosis ... #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
be difficult to say ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... Right Atrium - Receives ... #Anatomy #Radiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sign" c/w acute right ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #ultrasound #cardiology