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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... IV - Cortical Thinning ... - POCUS 101 ... #radiology #ultrasound ... #diagnosis
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... Classification #Grades
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... #VenousExcess #Ultrasound ... #VExUS #diagnosis ... #pocus #congestion ... #grading #grades
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Grading
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 ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
5.5cm, or it is growing ... Slow, graded compression ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Hepcidin which degrades ... and iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... - IV Iron: • Several ... #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
50% of patients, leading ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... depot iron] Treatment ... Options (IV Iron ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
Doppler imaging; IVC ... peak systolic gradient ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology