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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for signs ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
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
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
- McConnell's Sign ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Ventricular #cardiology
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
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... acute right heart strain ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #RVStrain #RVOverload ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... acute right heart strain ... related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology