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Paracentesis

…The patient lies supine, preferably with slight rotation towards the left side so that the fluid collects in the left flank. Have the patient empty…

Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…Frank's leads etc). Note that in some situations it is appropriate to connect additional electrodes in order to detect right ventricular infarction (leads V3R…

Noradrenaline, Dobutamine and Levosimendan: Practical Infusion Use

…organ perfusion or frank shock states. In the specific context of perioperative care in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), progression of right heart failure…

🟠 Right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary artery pressure

Right ventricle and pulmonary artery Normal interval Mildly abnormal Moderately abnormal Severely abnormal RV DIMENSIONS Basal RV diameter (RVD 1), cm 2.0–2.8…

Right Ventricular Infarction: Recognition and Haemodynamic Management

…separate catalogue of symptom patterns. The severity of right ventricular involvement should be considered when inferior infarction is accompanied by disproportionate systemic venous congestion, hypotension…

Right bundle branch block (RBBB): ECG, criteria, definitions, causes & treatment

…is by definition 120 ms or longer. ECG criteria for right bundle branch block (RBBB) QRS duration ≥0,12 seconds. Leads V1 V2: The QRS…

Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH): ECG criteria & clinical characteristics

…the most common causes. ECG changes in right ventricular hypertrophy V1 and V2 shows larger R waves and smaller S waves. The R wave may…

Right ventricular strain: definition, causes, echocardiography

…behind the sternum and thus is the most anteriorly located part of the heart. The right ventricle has a complicated anatomy. In cross section (SAX…

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…Likewise, the right ventricle may appear functionally and morphologically normal on echocardiography and cardiac MRI during the first two decades of life. The most common…

🟠 Left and right atrium

…m2 22 ± 6 29–33 34–39 40 22 ± 6 29–33 34–39 40 ​BSA, Body surface area; LA, left atrial; RA, right atrial.

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