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From The Blog
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Ocular Ultrasound For Increased Intracranial Pressure
As part of a quick point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examination, ocular ultrasound can help determine increased intracranial pressure (ICP), retinal detachment,…
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M-Mode Ultrasound Assessment Of Diaphragm Movement
Patients with suspected diaphragm paralysis (e.g., an elevated hemidiaphragm on a chest x-ray, a surgery that is high-risk for compromising…
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Cabrol Shunt
The Cabrol shunt is a technique for controlling bleeding around the aortic root following aortic valve or root manipulation. When…
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TEE In The Cardiothoracic ICU
As a cardiothoracic (CT) intensive care unit (ICU) physician, knowing how to balance resuscitation with inotrope and vasopressor support is…
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Anatomical Lungs Emoji
As a follow-up to my labeled anatomical heart emoji, I give you the lungs! Also from the Emoji 13.0 list.
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Anatomical Heart Emoji
The “anatomical heart” was approved with Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and added to Emoji 13.0 the same year. Its appearance…