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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
very well, and PvCO2 ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... Differences #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
territories of A) PSLAX ... B) PSAX, and C) ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
arterial oxygen (PaO2 ... compensate for low PaO2 ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #pulmonary
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... Diagnosis? ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
” EI > 1 - POCUS ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... LVOTO #SAM #HOCM #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #PLAX