A 34-year-old woman who recently recovered from COVID-19 was admitted to the clinic with complaints of weakness, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, hoarseness, arm weakness, and difficulty swallowing. Examination revealed muffled heart sounds, systolic murmur, tachycardia, tachypnea, liver, and...
HFLUT demonstrated strong inter-rater agreement in B-mode (κ = 0.89) and near-perfect agreement in M-mode (κ = 1.00) for pleural line homogeneity. In contrast, CUT showed minimal agreement in both B-mode (κ = 0.34) and M-mode (κ = 0.37). Homogeneous pleural ...
However, he also had persistent Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia and a new 3/6 diastolic murmur. An ultrasound of the heart was performed (Figures 1 and 2). Which of the following is the likely diagnosis? 1. Aortic dissection 2. Aortic valve endocarditis 3. Displacement of the aortic valve ...
Global FAST procedure which he ok'd for $60. I found free fluid at all 4 sites and was also able to visualize the heart well enough to evaluate right ventricular size to be normal. With this information, he then gave me permission for full labs and to send out the abdominal fluid!!!
A widely used and safe method of imaging used during pregnancy for many purposes. These include the confirmation of pregnancy, the detection of abortion, the diagnosis ofECTOPIC PREGNANCY, the diagnosis of multiple pregnancy, the detection of fetal abnormalities, of malplacement of thePLACENTAand of...
Stephen Smith64, Craig A. Sisson65, James Palma66, Mike Mallin67, Liju Ahmed68 and Hassan Mustafa69 Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide expert consensus recommendations to establish a global ultra‑ sound curriculum for undergraduate ...
If the heart appears hyperdynamic, the source of hypotension may be related to hypovolemia or sepsis. This can be determined by continuing to evaluate the patient using the rest of the RUSH exam. Click Here for a step-by-step tutorial on how to evaluate left ventricular ejection fraction!
For instance, according to the data published by the American Heart Association in June 2022, it is estimated that around 56.1% of adults have high levels of LDL-C or bad cholesterol in Mexico, and it is considered the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and causes of the ...
The main indications for echocardiography were hypertensive heart disease, congestive cardiac failure, heart murmur and pre-operative evaluation of cardiac function. Twenty-three of the subjects were randomly selected for the study. (with the use of computer generated random numbers) Two of the ...
Describe the indications for the POCUS evaluation for DVT Indications: DVT POCUS should be considered in patients with risk factors for DVT, who present with extremity pain, swelling, and/or shortness of breath. Risk factors for DVT include indwelling central venous catheters, congenital heart dise...