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Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
How does this mode ... work? ... volume limited mode ... should I use this mode ... general-purpose mode
POCUS - Ultrasound Basics
- Transducers
- Modes
- Settings
- Probe Positioning

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#POCUS #Ultrasound #Basics #Guide
POCUS - Ultrasound ... Transducers - Modes ... @nickmmark #POCUS
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
Pneumothorax on POCUS ... - M-Mode seashore ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
tiring on a weaning mode ... consider adjusting mode ... tiring on weaning mode ... reached in PC mode ... increase RR in PC mode
Gastric fullness on POCUS

After he forced our kind model to down a pint of lager

#Gastric #Fullness
Gastric fullness on POCUS ... forced our kind model ... Gastric #Fullness #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... septal shudder by M‐mode ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... with increased work ... Volume control mode
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
these prediction models ... only focus on anatomical
Pneumothorax Diagnosis on M-Mode

Left Lung: Normal sliding, sandy beach appearance

Right Lung: No lung sliding, Barcode Sign!

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Diagnosis on M-Mode ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS