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Free Fluid in Morrison's Pouch on Abdominal POCUS

22 yo, no known pmhx, with atraumatic abdominal pain,
Pouch on Abdominal POCUS ... suggests fluid overload ... from CHF, renal ... Pouch #Abdominal #POCUS
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Pressure vs Volume Overload ... EI) = D2/D1 RV Overload ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #pocus
Frank-Starling Curve in Congestive Heart Failure

Goal in HF mgmt is to reduce preload (EDV) to reach
Failure Goal in HF ... FrankStarling #Curve #CHF ... #Overload
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Chronic Volume Overload ... Constriction #CHF
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
Hypertension → Overload ... Ischemia Obesity → Overload ... #heartfailure #dchf
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Wet (volume overloaded ... HeartFailure #management #CHF
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Classification Wet (volume overloaded ... Classification #CHF
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
entirely by volume overload ... or CHF • Impaired
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... - Toxic and overload
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Congestion with volume overload ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF