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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome on Physical Exam

Prominent dilated collateral veins are seen bypassing the SVC obstruction

#SVC
Superior Vena Cava ... bypassing the SVC ... obstruction #SVC ... #Superior #Vena
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #SVC ... Diagnosis #Superior #VenaCava
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) Syndrome 

Dr. Kazi Ferdous @fazalabul

#PLSVC #Persistent #Left #Superior #VenaCava #Angiography
Left Superior Vena ... Left #Superior #VenaCava
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) Syndrome 

Dr. Kazi Ferdous @fazalabul

#PLSVC #Persistent #Left #Superior #VenaCava #Angiography
Left Superior Vena ... Left #Superior #VenaCava
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... collaterals - SVC ... suggesting a possible SVC ... stenosis of his SVC ... ptfaddenMD #Milking #SVC
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
for Suspected SVC ... Syndrome SVC ... syncope, etc SVC ... MatthewHoMD #SVC ... vascular #Superior #vena
Thrombus in IVC on POCUS
Unexplained dyspnea in a 70-yrs old lady.
A thrombus lurking in the inferior
Thrombus in IVC ... in the inferior vena ... #Thrombus #IVC ... ultrasound #clinical #venacava
IVC Thrombus on Ultrasound
Inferior vena cava thrombus extending to the right heart (pulmonary embolism) imaged using
IVC Thrombus on ... Ultrasound Inferior vena ... #inferior #venacava ... #IVC #Thrombus
IVC Thrombus on POCUS
IVC TRV sweep-proximal to distal. Note IVC thrombus. Key point with POCUS compression
IVC Thrombus on ... POCUS IVC TRV sweep-proximal ... Note IVC thrombus ... RJonesSonoEM #IVC ... #Thrombus #VenaCava
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
indicating superior vena ... vascular #neck #mass #SVC