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ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... often requires serial ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Chamber View • Right ... Long Axis • Right ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
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Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
where the left atrium ... sinistrum) or right ... atrium (cor triatriatum ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #POCUS #Clinical
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
very well, and PvCO2 ... in predicting arterial ... Differences #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
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SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
SP+2DP)/3 Mean Arterial ... Mean Pulmonary Arterial ... Cardiac Work Index, Right ... Stroke Work Index, Right ... 35-45 % arterial
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... - PaO2 A-a gradient ... (Patm - 47) - (PaCO2 ... Age-Adjusted Gradient • Right ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
- Alveolar CO2 ... • PvCO2 - Mixed ... venous CO2 • ... PaCO2 - Arterial ... phase II/III: right
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... ever seen a left atrium ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
Hypoxia Hypoxemia - Partial ... pressure of arterial ... oxygen (PaO2) is ... compensate for low PaO2 ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... with Contrast (a4c ... Ivan_Echocardio #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Contrast #a4c ... #clinical #pocus