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RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
Parasternal Long ... Cardiac View 2 ... Inferior Vena Cava ... Pulmonary View ... DVT depending on clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
+ respiratory distress ... effusion is quite anterior ... #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #a4c ... #echocardiogram
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Breathing ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... edema, and clear lungs ... (A) a dilated inferior ... cava with <50% respiratory ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... POCUS #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... + respiratory distress ... #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #s4c ... #echocardiogram
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
acute cyanosis and respiratory ... I've labeled the cardiac ... Blood from the Lungs ... Return #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... ultrasound. ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... anticoags - VCU Ultrasound ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram