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Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C ... ) View - Regional ... wall is infero-lateral ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
for Diagnosis of CHF ... Ultrasound: - AUC ... 20.9 - LR- 0.07 CXR ... + pro-BNP: - AUC ... lung #ultrasound #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC ... class II and Ill HF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Often one of the most challenging
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C ... ) View - Regional ... most challenging views ... wall is antero-lateral ... UAlberta_Sono #A3C
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #CHF #
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... lymphocyte count = ALC ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC ... lethal - MH/CCF
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... diagnosed with CXR ... suggested if: - ANC
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... view. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural #
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
The lateral view ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Peribronchial