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Aug 9 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Cardiac tamponade on #POCUS #echofirst
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#MedEd #IMPOCUS #Nephrology
From 🔗pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32572594/ Two-dimensional (2D) and M-mode echocardiographic signs of p
Mitral inflow Doppler and LVOT VTI in tamponade.
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#POCUS #echofirst #MedEd Respiratory variations in flow velocities by spectral Dopple
Pulsus paradoxus: during inspiration, right heart filling occurs at the expense of the left, so that its transmural pressure transiently improves & then reverts during expiration (Ventricular interdependence). Seen as 👆on #POCUS
Illustration of what is said above.
#POCUS #MedEd
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Jun 8
#POCUS #MedTwitter #Nephpearls
Many #VExUS enthusiasts asked for a #tweetorial on image acquisition pearls. Did one b4 but time for an updated one 🧵

#1 Let's start with basics
Color Doppler identifies the flow + tells the direction (blue is away & red towards the probe [BART])
#2 👆BART holds good unless u invert the scale.
👇Pulsed wave Doppler (PWD) depicts blood flow at a certain point (sample volume) - we analyze the pattern of flow + velocity using this mode.
Above-the-baseline = flow towards the probe (like red on color)
Below = away (like blue)
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As #VExUS does not rely on absolute velocities, its OK not to have perfect angle
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#POCUS #VExUS consult for #hyponatremia. Elderly pt with h/o mitral valve replacement. On Bumetanide, UNa ~70 mmol/L, Uosm ~250🧵
Trace edema, JVD +, feels OK
Calling hemodynamic friends @khaycock2 @ThinkingCC @ArgaizR @msiuba @IM_Crit_ @MDBeni @siddharth_dugar Educate us!
1/ IVC
2/ 👆Consistent with elevated right atrial pressure.
👇Hepatic vein #VExUS
D-only pattern (rhythm: ventricular paced)
3/ Portal vein #VExUS
Doesn't look bad
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May 25
#POCUS #echofirst quiz:
In this PLAX view, what structure does the arrow indicate? + what's abnormal about it (if any)?
Clinical: 71y pt with fever/cough, initially thought to be pneumonia, later developed chest pain. BP 134/83 Pulse 106
Will post the answer/source tonight
#MedEd
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Answer:
Dilated coronary sinus with a mobile echogenicity (vegetation/infective endocarditis in this case)
Full case: 🔗ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
From #POCUS standpoint, 2 main causes: persistent left superior vena cava & pulmonary HTN. This pt had the former.
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 Normally on PLAX view, coronary sinus is barely visible. But when dilated, it can be confused with descending aorta (esp. by users who never encountered this scenario)
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Apr 19
One of my favorite topics in #POCUS - various effusions seen from different sonographic windows.
Here is a thread 🧵with labeled images for those interested.
1. PLAX view - pericardial effusion - anterior to descending aorta ⚫️below LA), wedge shaped
#MedEd #IMPOCUS #Nephpearls
2/ PSAX papillary muscle view
LV is think as many of my patients have #CKD and LVH (as well as mitral annular calcification seen on PLAX view above)
#Nephrology #POCUS
3/ Apical 4-chamber view
Sometimes, effusions may be missed due to inadequate visualization of ventricular free wall/lung interference. Always pay attention to the RA area
#POCUS
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Apr 18
Looks like #POCUS ologists are in a mood to revive old #VExUS posts and tweetorials today.
Let me re-share the VExUS flash card(s) 🧵
1. VExUS grading live card
#MedEd #IMPOCUS
Hepatic vein #VExUS #POCUS
Portal vein #VExUS #POCUS
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Apr 18
@Rajiv_Sinanan @ThinkingCC 1/ Real reason(s) based on my conversations with people from different backgrounds:
Private practice: "#POCUS sounds interesting but I ain't got time for that. Will consider if I get compensated"
Academia: (not generalizing but most places)
Emphasis is on funded research
@Rajiv_Sinanan @ThinkingCC 2/ Clinical faculty are hired for clinical duties, outreach dialysis etc., which is fair but the problem is educational endeavors are rarely rewarded/provided with protected time. Faculty who want to be #POCUS champions must first learn it (either from institutional experts or
@Rajiv_Sinanan @ThinkingCC 3/ external courses), then integrate into curriculum, take care of administrative stuff/image archiving, prepare didactic material etc., which consume a lot of time and effort. Without dedicated protected time, its almost impossible to continue the initial enthusiasm.
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