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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - No Congestion
Grade 1 - Mild Congestion -
VExUS - Venous Excess ... mildly abnormal waveforms ... severely abnormal waveform ... severely abnormal waveforms ... Ultrasound #Score #POCUS
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation Central venous ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... systole): c-v wave fusion ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Venous
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
VExUS - Venous Excess ... ) diameter and venous ... Doppler waveform ... #Venous #Excess ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... which rules out CV fusion ... you see in the venous ... waveform?
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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provide the earliest clues ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... sine wave (QRS-T fusion ... – a sinusoidal waveform
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Only: • Poor Perfusion ... Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
systolic jugular venous ... wave caused by ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... S-reversal on hepatic VExUS
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
pulmonary arteries, Venous ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT) - Comparison
 - Continuous Veno-venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) utilizes convection. Replacement fluid
- Continuous Veno-venous ... - Continuous Veno-Venous ... CVVHD) utilizes diffusion ... Hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) uses ... convection and diffusion
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Superficial Cervical Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Plexus Nerve Block Uses ... fracture, central venous ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus