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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... #Diagnosis
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,
Pulmonary Artery ... Index 2.6-4.2 HFrEF ... Arterial HTN Pulmonic ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Diagnosis Physiologic ... less compliant arteries ... hypovolemia - Severe iron ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... less compliant arteries ... conditions) • Severe iron ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology