Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) A 68-year-old ... Final diagnosis ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #PLAX
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Causes of Palpitations
 β€’ ARRHYTHMiA 
 β€’ SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 β€’ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 β€’ ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... SYPATHOMIMETICS β€’ CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA β€’ PULMONARY ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
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Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Cath - Normal Cardiac ... Pressures Right Atrial ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... Pressure or Pulmonary ... RHC #cardiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... However, when the diagnosis ... output (ie, cardiac ... pressure) -right atrial ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
β€œH’s & T’sβ€œ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Absent a wave - Atrial ... myxoma, pulmonary ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis