1st rule of POCUS club is 'you MUST talk about POCUS'. Ultrasound Leadership Academy Professor. Tweets about #POCUS
Sep 24, 2021 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Demystifying APRV-TCAV yesterday at #TCAV course. Thank you for the invite @ThinkingCC#FOAMed#ventilation#COVID19#ARDS
Initial settings - important to distinguish between rescue and post op atalectasis.
Set :
P high to 2mmHg less than patient's peak pressure on current settings.
P low to 0mmHg.
Mar 21, 2021 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Patient in Janus Jeneral Hospital with neutropenic septic shock. 3ml/hr of single strength noradrenaline - MAP 65, FiO2 30%, Lactate 7. CVP 5. UO 50ml/hr. CTPA negative for PE. AP4C on arrival. #vexus#echo#shock#FOAMed@GUH_ICU_Anaesth@IrishEMtrainees@ICSIreland
Has already had 3L of crystalloid pre admit to crit care.