ultrasound
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Medical
Launch Of The Butterfly iQ+
As a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and intensivist, I utilize ultrasound in a myriad of ways. Whether I’m placing a peripheral nerve…
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Education
Wall Motion Abnormalities (WMA)
Left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities (WMA) are associated with myocardial ischemia and can be generalized or regional. In this…
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Education
Transposition Of The Great Arteries (TGA)
Here’s a transesophageal echo (TEE) clip I’ve taken of an interesting congenital condition: transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Whereas…
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Medical
MitraClip – Gradient Change With Second Clip
MitraClip is a percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral repair device approved for degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Regurgitant jets are localized…
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Education
Central Line Guidewire Confirmation With TEE
Whenever my residents/fellows or I place central venous catheters (CVCs) in the operating room in a case where we’ll be…
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Education
Don’t Fixate On Low Ejection Fraction!
Early in my training as a medical student and intern, it seemed that all people ever cared about on an…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
My Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Image Acquisition Sequence
According to the guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), a comprehensive transesophageal…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
Critical Care Ultrasound CCEeXAM Format and Impressions
My ICU colleagues and I walked into yesterday’s first-ever administered critical care ultrasound certification examination without much insight about the…
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Education
Critical Care Ultrasound Notes – CCEeXAM Preparation
My critical care ultrasound exam is tomorrow! It’s the first time this exam is being offered, so there’s really no…
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Education
The Doppler Effect
The Doppler effect refers to a shift in frequency perceived by an object in motion relative to the source of…
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