Infographics

Topics of general interest:

Red/above baseline = flow towards the US beam<br>Blue/below baseline = flow away from the US beam
Red/above baseline = flow towards the US beam
Blue/below baseline = flow away from the US beam
This does not mean pericardial effusion is associated with lung B-lines. Its a general advice to r/o pericardial effusion if you see plump IVC, especially in dialysis patients

Focused echocardiography: general stuff

Cardiac views and chambers: anatomy

IVC – aorta anatomic correlation
PSAX aortic valve level

Cardiac views and chambers: Functional assessment

LVOT Doppler technical considerations
TAPSE
Tricuspid S’
MPI
Pertinent to isolated IVC ultrasound
RVOT Doppler

Cardiac chamber quantification

Right ventricular size

Pocket guide for pericardial tamponade

Diastolic dysfunction

Diastolic function in combination with volume status determines LV filling pressures, which when elevated<br> cause the cardinal symptoms of heart failure. Parameters commonly measured to assess different aspects of LV filling pressures are indicated in brown.
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 (swipe left or right)

Venous Doppler

Elevated CVP is associated with renal dysfunction
Ultrasound Patterns Across the Spectrum of right atrial pressure (RAP) from Tang, et al. <em>JACC Heart Fail</em>. 2016;4(8):683-686.
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)
Changes in portal vein color and waveform with increasing right atrial pressure (RAP)
Portal vein waveform: normal and cirrhosis
Increased RA pressure travelling to kidney

Lung ultrasound:

Abdomen and others:

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