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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Complex Hydronephrosis ... on Renal POCUS ... normal echo/flat IVC ... #POCUS #Renal # ... Ultrasound #Clinical
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Ultrasound Score ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Scale #IVC #Congestion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... Calyces) Grade IV ... nephrology #radiology #ultrasound ... #pocus #clinical ... #diagnosis
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
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Grade 0 - IVC ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... Grade 2 - IVC grade ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
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 ... also involved), Venous ... disease (SVC/IVC ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Assessment Step 1: IVC ... no congestion): IVC ... #VExUS #diagnosis ... #pocus #congestion
IVC Foreign Body seen on POCUS

IVC Ultrasound in the sagittal plane showing a foreign body in
IVC Foreign Body ... IVC Ultrasound ... foreign body in the IVC ... catheter, central venous ... #clinical
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound

"fart in the heart"

Katherine Collins MSc FBSE @The_Echo_Nerd

#Intestinal #Venous
Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC ... Ultrasound " ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus ... #ivc
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 ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis