28 results
Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
lung zones #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Focused ... #Positioning #ALiEM
POCUS B-Lines #Clinical #EM #PCC #Radiology #POCUS #BLines #CHF
POCUS B-Lines #Clinical ... #EM #PCC #Radiology ... #POCUS #BLines ... #CHF
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Action, Maximum Dose ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Repeat 12-milligram dose ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
loop diuretic dose ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... Diagnosis #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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• Rapid low-dose ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Optimize BB to target dose ... increasing ACEI or ARB dose ... patients #hfref #management ... #medications #chf ... #cardiology #GDMT
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #ALines #ALiEM
POCUS Low EjectionFraction #Clinical #EM #PCC #Radiology #POCUS #LowEF #Low #EjectionFraction #CHF
POCUS Low EjectionFraction ... #Clinical #EM #PCC ... #Radiology #POCUS ... EjectionFraction #CHF