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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial ... Valvular • Atrial ... endocarditis ... infarction • Pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... arterial catheterization ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... pressure) -right atrial ... #Differential #Table
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure ... contraction in atrial ... in RA pressure (atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
to Differential Diagnosis ... Echocardiography, Arterial ... diseases - Pulmonary ... Cardiology #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
from right to left ... septum - Bows from left ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #arterial #venous
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Features of Non-Bacterial ... cultures/serology: Serial ... Predilection for left-sided ... #comparison #infective ... #table
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
Capnography Measurement ... CO2 • PaCO2 - Arterial ... copd • Curare cleft ... waveforms #patterns #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #ETCO2
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Diagnosis? ... • Left sided > Right ... heart failure • Left
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... atrium; LV = left ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis