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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... hypertension, pulmonic ... dissociation, ventricular ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
McConnell's Sign - Tricuspid ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #Right ... #Ventricular #cardiology ... #POCUS
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... causes (chronic lung ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
assessment of right ventricular ... ventricle, parasternal long ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... • Diffuse Lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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- Mitral or tricuspid ... dysfunction or pulmonary ... hypertension Pericardial ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... ; PS, pulmonary ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressure (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... ]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... closure of the tricuspid ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Hypertension Definition ... heart function (JVD ... splitting of S2, S3, tricuspid ... Ventilation-perfusion lung
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology