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In addition to providing information about cardiac function, volume status, and vascular resistance, point-of-care echo can detect life-threating anatomic pathology. In this chapter, we present several examples adapted from real patients in which pathologic findings are essential in determining the course of care.
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- AP 4:
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Apical four chamber
- AP 5:
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Apical five chamber
- AS:
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Aortic stenosis
- AVA:
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Aortic valve area
- CT:
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Computerized tomography
- CWD:
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Continuous wave Doppler
- E:
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Early diastolic flow
- EF:
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Ejection fraction
- ICU:
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Intensive Care Unit
- IVC:
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Inferior vena cava
- LV:
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Left ventricle
- LVOT:
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Left ventricular outflow tract
- MV:
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Mitral valve
- PE:
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Pulmonary embolus
- PLA:
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Parasternal long axis
- PSA:
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Parasternal short axis
- PWD:
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Pulsed wave Doppler
- RV:
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Right Ventricle
- SVR:
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Systemic vascular resistance
- TAPSE:
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Transannular systolic excursion
- TEE:
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Transesophageal echocardiography
- TR:
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Tricuspid regurgitant jet
- TV:
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Tricuspid regurgitant jet
- Vmax:
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Maximum velocity
- VTI:
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Velocity time integral
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Salerno, A., Haase, D.J., Murthi, S.B. (2021). Potpourri of Pathology. In: Salerno, A., Haase, D.J., Murthi, S.B. (eds) Atlas of Critical Care Echocardiography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74687-2_18
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