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Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
for Suspected SVC ... Syndrome SVC ... syncope, etc SVC ... or diminished cardiac ... MatthewHoMD #SVC
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
failure, right sided cardiac ... masses and even SVC
Fontan Procedure Schematic
A Fontan is done in most children (approximately 90%) who effectively have a single
heart, direct SVC ... heart, direct IVC ... that is providing cardiac ... flow from the SVC ... and IVC into the
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
shows persistent LSVC ... → L superior cardinal ... unroofed CS → R SVC
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Venous disease (SVC ... /IVC occlusion, ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... collaterals - SVC ... cephalad (towards SVC ... ) - SVC obstruction ... stenosis of his SVC
Rapid Lung-Cardiac-IVC (LCI) Ultrasound POCUS Evaluation

- Alberta Sono @UAlberta_Sono

#lung #cardiac #ivc #LCI #pocus #evaluation #algorithm #diagnosis
Rapid Lung-Cardiac-IVC ... UAlberta_Sono #lung #cardiac ... #ivc #LCI #pocus
Grading System for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
 • Grade 0 - Asymptomatic - Radiographic superior vena
or diminished cardiac ... VenaCava #Syndrome #SVC
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Framework MAP = CO x SVR ... Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... PAH • ↓ CO, ↑ SVR
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
MSK • DVT • IVC ... • Aorta • Cardiac