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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
those with severe cardiogenic ... hypertension or cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table ... #Chambers #Wedge
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
, pallor Cardiogenic ... (Intra-cardiac ... failure, acute MI ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... • Advanced cardiogenic ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... much as 40% in cardiac ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... New/worsening MR ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology