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The Crimson Circuit

Ten cases. Follow the evidence.

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33 clinical cases · 33 Rhythm Rapid Fire cases

  1. 01Venice
  2. 02Paris
  3. 03Istanbul
  4. 04Cairo
  5. 05Jaipur
  6. 06Kyoto
  7. 07San Francisco
  8. 08Buenos Aires
  9. 09London
  10. 10Montréal
01 Read the evidence02 Name the suspects03 Change the outcome

DOSSIER 01 / VENICE

The vanishing descent

CLASSIFIED

An investigator returns from a procedure with worsening breathlessness, distended neck veins and hypotension. Somewhere in these pressures, a descent has disappeared.

● EVIDENCE CAPTURE · 6 SECONDS
HR 105 bpmBP 85/65 mmHgForward CO 2.8 L/minWedge mean 19 mmHg

Waveform evidence

01ECG II
105 bpm
mV-3.0-2.0-1.00.01.02.03.00s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate ECG II

Track the spacing of the QRS complexes and their width. Can you find organized P waves?

02ART
85/65 mmHg
Mean71mmHg
mmHg03060901201501800s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate ART

Inspect the pulse pressure and contour. Relate systemic pressure to the displayed forward output.

03RA
17 mmHg mean
mmHg0102030400s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate RA

Look for a and v waves, then follow the x and y descents. Compare right-sided filling pressure with wedge.

04RV
32/18 mmHg systolic / EDP
Mean19mmHg
mmHg0204060801000s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate RV

Inspect systolic pressure and the early diastolic contour. Compare the RV peak with the PA peak.

05PA
32/19 mmHg systolic / diastolic
Mean22mmHg
mmHg0204060801000s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate PA

Compare PA systolic and diastolic pressures with RV and wedge. Look for the valve-closure notch.

06PAWP
18 mmHg mean
mmHg010203040506070800s1s2s3s4s5s6s
Investigate PAWP

Inspect the atrial contour and systolic v wave. Relate wedge pressure to the clinical clues.

Detective’s notebook 0/12 pinned

Your evidence board is empty. Pin an interesting point from a trace above.

CLINICAL CONTEXT

Intercepted intelligence

YOUR DEDUCTION

Identify the diagnosis

INTERVENTION

The decisive move

Confirm both suspects to unlock the kit.

Case file open · available score: 100 / 100