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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
VExUS - Venous Excess ... ) grading system ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... POCUS #Clinical #Grading
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Score Grade 0 - IVC ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... Grade 2 - IVC grade ... /RV Grade 3 - IVC ... POCUS #Clinical #Grading
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
volume in 1 s; FVC ... GOLD2017 #Staging #Grading ... #Classification
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
/ Breakthrough DVT ... Congenital agenesis of IVC ... Breakthrough #Recurrent #DVT ... #differential #algorithm
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Regurgitation Grading ... Mild: 1) 0.1 cm2 VC ... Moderate: 2) 0.2 cm2 VC ... Severe: 5) 0.7 cm2 VC ... #Classification
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Assessment Step 1: IVC ... no congestion): IVC ... Mild congestion): IVC ... Severe congestion): IVC ... pocus #congestion #grading
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
SVC Syndrome ... SVC syndrome suspected ... syncope, etc SVC ... Syndrome Grading ... MatthewHoMD #SVC
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters - Management Algorithm

 • Only two RCTs exist evaluating efficacy of
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC ... evaluating efficacy of IVC ... lacking to justify IVC ... proposed scenarios #IVC ... #DVT #VTE
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... ratio, and E-wave DT ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification