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Bedside Ultrasound as a Substitute for CVP - IVC Diameter and Collapse

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
for CVP - IVC Diameter ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... CVP #diagnosis #Diameter
Obstetric Ultrasound Pocket Card
1st Trimester Checklist:
 • Look for signs of an IUP
 • Gestational dating
• Mean sac diameter ... Evaluate placenta POCUS ... Obstetrics #Ultrasound #POCUS
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Accurately measure LVOT diameter ... #Measurement #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... small bowel) • diameter ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
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CVP Estimation using IVC Diameter and Collapsibility 
< 1.5cm IVC, >50% collapsibility = 0-5 mm Hg
Estimation using IVC Diameter ... Estimation #IVC #Diameter ... Collapsibility #diagnosis #POCUS
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter ... Purpura 0.2 - 1.0 cm diameter ... Ecchymosis > 1 cm diameter
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
LA diameter > 7 ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
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Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
hematoma < 1 cm diameter ... hematoma 1-3 cm diameter ... hematoma 3-10 cm diameter ... hematoma > 10 cm diameter
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS
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Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS