5 results
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Catheterization ... #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization ... arterial catheterization ... pressure) -right atrial ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Arrhythmia • Atrial
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... much as 40% in cardiac ... #RHC #PACatheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Unstable Angina ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis