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Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac Parameters

Central Venous Pressure 

Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure 

Cardiac Index 

Stroke Index 

Systemic Vascular
Normal Hemodynamic Cardiac ... Pulmonary Artery ... Cardiac Index ... #Normal #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Index
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Cath - Normal Cardiac ... mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... or Pulmonary Capillary ... #Heart #Cath #Cardiac ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... hypertension or cardiac ... measured on PAC are -cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Table • ACS ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #table
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,
Catheter Pressures ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Artery #Catheter #Pressures ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Right ventricular pressure ... heart disease, pulmonary ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis ... ↓ Atmospheric pressure ... neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... Right-to-Left Shunt: Cardiac ... #Algorithm #pulmonary