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Flat IVC on POCUS - aka fish outta water

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Collapsing #IVC #InferiorVenaCava #Hypovolemic
Flat IVC on POCUS ... #Collapsing #IVC ... #InferiorVenaCava ... #Hypovolemic #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical
Collapsing IVC on POCUS - 

More fluids please

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Respiratory #Variation #Collapsing #IVC #InferiorVenaCava
Collapsing IVC on ... POCUS - More ... Variation #Collapsing #IVC ... #InferiorVenaCava ... #ultrasound #clinical
Plethoric IVC on Abdominal Ultrasound 

Fat, plump, plethoric IVC with no change with respiration could be
Plethoric IVC on ... plump, plethoric IVC ... Plethoric #Distended #IVC ... #InferiorVenaCava ... #ultrasound #clinical
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 ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #vascular #InTransit
Tricuspid regurgitation on Color Doppler POCUS Echocardiogram

Tricuspid regurgitation.  High-pitched, holosystolic murmur best heard by lower
Color Doppler POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... holosystolic murmur best ... dilatation of the IVC ... #clinical #Color
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... Funduscopic Exam • CVC ... • Infectious Diseases ... Consults • Echocardiogram
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... #ultrasound #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound

"fart in the heart"

Katherine Collins MSc FBSE @The_Echo_Nerd

#Intestinal #Venous
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram ... (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound ... #Fistula #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #ivc
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Management? ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical