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RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Parasternal Long ... Inferior Vena Cava ... #Protocol #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #shock
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... Support (VA) - cardiac ... PE, cardiogenic shock ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... acquired from the anterior ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... #algorithm #management