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Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
3: Parasternal long ... Parasternal LV short ... Transthoracic #Echocardiogram ... Windows #Protocol #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Abscess Management ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #differential #causes
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Secretions - Next Steps ... Distention - Next Steps ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... Use compression ultrasound ... axis (A) and a long ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound ... Catheter #Venous #Management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Shock Syndrome (STSS ... GAS in 30% of cases ... kidneys, liver, lung ... tissue necrosis STSS ... #treatment #management
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
(L3–L4 in this case ... in turn on the ultrasound ... of the probe's long ... centered on the ultrasound ... and short edges
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... goals of assessing lung ... Predicted very short ... individualized on a case-by-case ... MPE #Algorithm #Management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... D D-lactate (short ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... or restrictive lung