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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
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
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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1
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1
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
→ ↓ → →↑ Pulmonary ... +2PDP)/3 Mean Pulmonary ... Arterial Pressure ... Cardiac Work Index, Right ... Stroke Work Index, Right
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... mmHg developed atrial ... fibrillation at a rate ... Infarction • Pulmonary
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
crackles in the right ... - Amount of oxygen ... evidence of left atrial ... decreased respiratory rate ... • Pathophysiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
ventricular pressure ... A′ = peak late diastolic ... (during atrial ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... atrial pressure ... , Pulmonary artery
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... block or WPW Rate ... ventricular pressure
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... Pressures and Calculations ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... equipment to measure oxygen ... nomogram-based estimates of oxygen
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pressure > 25mmHg ... embolism Pathophysiology ... thromboembolic material ... pressure in patients ... antagonist • BENEFiT Trial