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Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... heart rate) ● Left ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
III: restrictive left ... progression, LA: left ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
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
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
atrium; LV, left ... diameter; RA, right atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary ... Diagnostic criteria
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
On the left some ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... BNP, high CVP, left ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
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
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
vena cava; LA = left ... atrium; LV = left ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... On the left multiple ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant