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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal Pressure ... = the pressure ... gradient between wedged ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... pulmonary artery pressure ... Woods units, PA wedge ... pressure < 15mmHg ... - Mechanism: causes
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
 •
Waveforms and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Pulmonary-Capillary Wedge ... Pressure • Normal ... #normal #wedge
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Normal Cardiac Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Central Venous Pressure ... Pulmonary Capillary Wedge ... Pressure (PCWP)
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Central Venous Pressure ... Pulmonary Artery Wedge ... Pressure Cardiac ... Hemodynamics #Parameters #Pressures
Normal Intracardiac Pressures and O2 Saturations by Chamber

#Normal #Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations #Chamber #Cardiology #Diagnosis #Laboratory #Wedge
Normal Intracardiac Pressures ... #Intracardiac #Pressures ... Diagnosis #Laboratory #Wedge
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
pulmonary capillary wedge ... pressure) -right ... atrial pressure ... Table #Chambers #Wedge ... #PCWP #Pressures
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Peak Inspiratory Pressure ... (PIP): Dynamic pressure ... ) Inspiratory Pause ... Plateau Pressure ... (Static pressure
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Interpretation of Pressures ... Central venous pressure ... Pulmonary capillary wedge ... pressure (PCWP) ... x [mean artery pressure
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,
Artery Catheter Pressures ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures ... #Wedge #Hemodynamics