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Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Transthoracic Echo ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Windows
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO ... artificial circuit ECMO ... lung injury • ECMO ... both VV- & VA-ECMO ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices #cardiogenicshock #cardiology #criticalcare #impella #vaecmo #ecmo #iabp #balloonpump #tandemheart
cardiogenicshock #cardiology #criticalcare ... impella #vaecmo #ecmo
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
RESPONSIVENESS ECHO ... Evaluation #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... This is why Echo ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation of Pericardial Disease

Tl-weighted fast spin echo - Morphological assessment of the pericardium
Evaluation of Pericardial ... Tl-weighted fast spin echo ... • Thickened pericardium ... • Pericardial ... weighted fast spin echo
ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
ECMO circuit chatter ... MD @nickmmark #ECMO ... clinical #video #criticalcare
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
POCUS ECHO performed ... clinical #effusion #pericardial
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Repeat echo shows ... After window, found ... infiltration of pericardium ... PratsEM #Malignant #Pericardial
Chattering on ECMO
What is chattering? If you look closely at this video clip, the tubing is
Chattering on ECMO ... flow through the ECMO ... @pulmcritdoc #ECMO ... clinical #video #criticalcare