POCUS Rounds

Great multi-disciplinary rounds last Tuesday with Critical Care, Emerg, and Cardiology represented!

Bottom lines:

• Look at pleural line to differentiate between cardiogenic vs non cardiogenic B-lines
• Pericardial effusion can appear larger in subxiphoid view
• Need multiple views to determine size of pericardial effusion and sonographic signs of tamponade
• Cardiac tamponade is a clinical diagnosis
• Beware sludge filled gallbladder that can appear like liver and be missed

Want to learn more? Come to POCUS rounds for enlightened multidisciplinary discussion or catch the recorded versions at clinsonoottawa.blogspot.ca

We'll be taking a summer break so next POCUS rounds will be:
Tuesday September 9, 2014 
Civic - McCoy Room (ICU teaching room) with teleconference to General ICU Teaching room
4-5pm

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