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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
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
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation Central venous ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Venous
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Phase, Portal Venous ... phase, Portal venous ... phase • DDx: Venous ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Normal Jugular venous ... Red blood cell casts ... Raised Jugular venous ... Red blood cell casts ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
provide the earliest clues ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... – a sinusoidal waveform ... #Progression #Table
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
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
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... you see in the venous ... waveform?
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... hepatic portal venous ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus