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From The Blog
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Cardiac Standstill POCUS
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be extremely helpful during advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) with ongoing chest compressions and resuscitation. POCUS…
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POCUS – Transhepatic IVC View
The traditional way of assessing the inferior vena cava (IVC) with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is longitudinally from a subcostal window;…
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Carpentier Type III Mitral Regurgitation On TEE
Left ventricular (LV) dilation can stretch apart the mitral valve annulus causing the chordae tendinae to be pulled taut (particularly…
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Surgical Septal Myectomy
Surgical septal myectomy is a procedure typically done for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) where a portion of the hypertrophied interventricular septum…
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Air Bronchograms On Ultrasound
In lung ultrasound, air bronchograms (indicated by yellow arrows in the video) occur when segments of the bronchial tree remain…
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Thoughts After Finishing The ABA Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam
I just finished taking the first administration of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology board examination, and…