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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial ... Heart • Left ... Valvular • Atrial ... fibrillation
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... fibrillation, sinus ... Flutter waves - Atrial ... stenosis, right atrial ... Absent y descent - Cardiac
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... Fat Emboli ARTERIAL ... : - Atrial thrombus ... - atrial fibrillation ... - Left ventricular
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
● Pulmonary arterial ... contraction in atrial ... in RA pressure (atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform
WAVE | DIRECTION |  PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE | MECHANISM OF
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform ... PHASE OF THE CARDIAC ... - Retrograde - Atrial ... HepaticVein #Doppler #Waveform ... #diagnosis #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... atrial thrombus ... atrial occlusion ... AFib #diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
(CVP) or right atrial ... diastole): lost in atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... to disorganized atrial ... atrial pressures
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
and to monitor cardiac ... CO2 • PaCO2 - Arterial ... The Capnograph waveform ... copd • Curare cleft ... #patterns #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Embolism • Cardiac ... source: Atrial ... fibrillation or ... mural thrombi: Left ... atrial myxoma or