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AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) - PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #atrial #fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... , the size and function ... thrombus • Digoxin ... serum creatinine, test ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... then the next tests ... are not POCUS: serial ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
is the cardiac ultrasound ... shows very poor RV function ... described for Pulmonary ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram