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Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
• TANK: IVC variation ... diagnosis #Ultrasound #pocus
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive Protein (CRP)
Here is a graphic on ESR and CRP. What
What can cause an ... Think Normal variation
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
PULSE PRESSURE VARIATION ... PPV) Pressure Variation ... intrathoracic pressure and causes
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
abnormal when a variation ... abnormal when a variation ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Pulsus Alternans - Variation ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
50% respiratory variation ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Respiratory Variation of the Jugular Vein on POCUS Examination

And ask the patient to relax and
Respiratory Variation ... Jugular Vein on POCUS ... #Respiratory #Variation ... InternalJugular #POCUS
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulse Pressure Variation ... (PPV): Variation ... stroke volume variation ... size & phasic variation ... of respiratory variation
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
In up to 1/4 of cases ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Case Resolution: ... Myocarditis #plax #psax #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus