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Supraventricular Tachycardias - Pathophysiology
Conduction pathways through SA Node, Atrium, AV Node, Bundle of His, and Ventricle
Tachycardias - Pathophysiology ... through SA Node, Atrium ... Flutter • Atrial ... #Tachycardias #Pathophysiology ... SVT #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Echocardiography - Right Atrial ... RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Vascular Resistance ... PVR) - Left Atrial ... Pressures #Formulas #Cardiology
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance vs Systemic Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... #Vascular #Resistance ... pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Asthma, COPD) • Vascular ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Septal Defect Pulmonary
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... measurements ● Systemic vascular ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... vascular resistance ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... arterial catheterization ... shock (eg, acute valvular ... index) -systemic vascular ... pressure) -right atrial
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... FIBRILLATION • ATRIAL ... • ACQUIRED VALVULAR ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology
 - Atrial Contraction
 - Isovolumetric Contraction
 - Rapid Ventricular Ejection
 - Slow
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology ... - Atrial Contraction ... Cardiac #Cycle #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Natriuretic Peptides - Pathophysiology
 • Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
 • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
 • N-terminal
Natriuretic Peptides - Pathophysiology ... Peptide (BNP) • Atrial ... NTproBNP #ANP #cardiology ... #Pathophysiology