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Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Wilkinsonjonny #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... Block infranodal level ... : Pacemaker - Will ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
thoracotomy is a better treatment ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... definitive management ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... #Management #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... appear in left heart ... ) on room air Treatment ... supplemental oxygen if ... #management #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... • Plan for repeat ... feasible (Box B). ⓭ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... other signs (fever ... Peritonitis #SBP #diagnosis ... #management #prophylaxis ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
dilate further if ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... : mPAP > 25mmHg, ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #management #hepatology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... elevates the stress level ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare