Infographics
Topics of general interest:
Red/above baseline = flow towards the US beam
Blue/below baseline = flow away from the US beam




Focused echocardiography:







Applicable to isolated IVC POCUS Measuring accurate cardiac output: Use zoomed PLAX view to measure LVOT diameter and ensure correct Doppler settings Shape of the right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope can predict the severity of pulmonary hypertension. Ratio of the echocardiographic surrogates of pulmonary artery pressure and left atrial pressure.
Guidelines for cardiac chamber quantification by British Society of Echocardiography evaluation committee
Pocket guide for pericardial tamponade
Diastolic dysfunction
Diastolic function in combination with volume status determines LV filling pressures, which when elevated
cause the cardinal symptoms of heart failure. Parameters commonly measured to assess different aspects of LV filling pressures are indicated in brown.
Myocardial segments
Valves
Venous Doppler
Ultrasound Patterns Across the Spectrum of right atrial pressure (RAP) from Tang, et al. JACC Heart Fail. 2016;4(8):683-686. Changes in portal vein color and waveform with increasing right atrial pressure (RAP)
Lung ultrasound:




Abdomen and others:
Cross-sectional anatomy demonstrating the relationship between IVC and portal vein