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Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
- Reference Cheat ... Pressure - Pulmonary ... Vascular Resistance ... PVR) - Left Atrial ... #Formulas #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat ... arterial pressure ... measurements ● Systemic vascular ... vascular resistance ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... shock (eg, acute valvular ... index) -systemic vascular ... ) -right atrial ... #Differential #Table
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... Embolism (chest ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Cardiomyopathy Valvular ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Thickening/Masses Chest
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... with caution in pulmonary ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Control blood pressure ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... on Chest X-Ray ... possible to be able ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Infarction • Pulmonary