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Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... SVI = CI/heart rate ... SVI x 0.136) ● Oxygen ... Hb x SaO2) ● Oxygen
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
pressure of arterial ... oxygen (PaO2) is ... - Insufficient oxygen ... hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... of developing atrial ... fibrillation at a rate ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... capillary wedge pressure ... ) -right atrial ... pressure -mixed ... #NormalValues #Differential
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HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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→ ↓ → →↑ Pulmonary ... +2PDP)/3 Mean Pulmonary ... Arterial Pressure ... Cardiac Work Index, Right ... Stroke Work Index, Right
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
dissolved in arterial ... content of arterial ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Waveforms - Differential ... Tricuspid stenosis, right ... pulmonary hypertension ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential
Oxygen Delivery Equation
DO2 = CO x {(1.39 x Hb x sO2) + (PaO2 x 0.03)}
DO2 =
x 0.03)} DO2 = Rate ... hemoglobin PaO2 = Partial ... pressure of oxygen ... Delivery #Equation #pathophysiology ... #pulmonary #apples
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... crackles in the right ... - Amount of oxygen ... evidence of left atrial ... edema #causes #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotension Blood Pressure ... = Heart Rate x ... tachycardia • Atrial ... depletion • Pulmonary ... pneumothorax • Right