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Clotted Hemothorax on POCUS
Clotted blood that enters the pleural cavity is exposed to motion of the
Clotted Hemothorax ... on POCUS Clotted ... the diaphragm, lungs ... #pleural #effusion ... #complex
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Look at all the ... perforation and obstruction ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... peripheral edema, ascites ... HFrEF may lack lung ... bilateral pleural effusions ... identificaton of obstructive
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Are all six of the ... used to clear obstructions ... injury to the lung ... pneumothorax • 28-32 Fr hemothorax ... @nickmmark #ChestTube
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Perfusion Pressure ... CO) and impedes lung ... Chronic (due to long ... standing ascites ... POCUS) and function