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Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... Waveforms Direct measurements ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
ASE Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults
 - Chamber Quantification
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Atrium, Right Atrial ... Segmental Analysis and ... Diastolic Function #Echocardiogram ... Heart #Evaluation #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... Catheterization – Use and ... However, when the diagnosis ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... wedge pressure) -right
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Waveforms and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Diastolic: 1-7 mm Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
atrium; RiHTh = ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
The sensitivity and ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... osteosclerosis) - Right ... atrial pseudotumor ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ... several methods and ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RVDysfunction #Measurements
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
and failure in ... time; LA, left atrium ... atrium; RIMP, right ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #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