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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... the 2013 ACCF/AHA ... Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... the way in any abdominal ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #CPR #ACLS #POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical
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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... bilateral pleural effusions ... Pharmacology: • ACE
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... minimal pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Adequate perfusion ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf