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#POCUS 🦋iQ+ by Florina Stanley | Consultant AIM 🇬🇧 | past @take__AIM Fellow 🤩 | Love for Minimalism & Kindness & Art | Respect for God
Northampton General Hospital
Joined February 2016
Mitral Regurgitation for #firstecho #MedEd. All 👀 on the blue colour entering Left Atrium during Systole👇🏻Video adapted from the fabulous https://t.co/cfjU4Az75T
@echocardiac @pocusmeded @pocusfoamed @IM_POCUS @The_echo_lady @POCUSIAPN @ABCDEcografia
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You continue to lead by example, reminding us that the essence of #Nephrology is at the bedside, not just in the lab. Your work with #POCUS is redefining what modern #Nephrology should look like and shaping the next chapter of our field. Truly inspiring. 👏 @UFNephrology
Grateful for the opportunity to discuss POCUS cases at #KidneyWk
#Nephrology is often framed as a ‘lab-based’ specialty, but #POCUS brings us right back to the bedside, improving diagnostic confidence and reducing the guesswork. Therapies are important (and I’m excited for the
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Subxiphoid view demonstrates irregular luminal borders of the abdominal aorta, with wall thickening & segmental narrowing suggestive of Takayasu arteritis. @WGACHDChair @iamritu @echoleolopez @AEPCcongenital @loomba_rohit @CASivaram1 @alexsfelixecho @swatigar @alex1708ander
8-year-old boy, HFrEF. BP 150/100mmHg. What reversible causes would you look for besides CoA & endocrine disorders such as hyperthyroidism or pheochromocytoma? @iamritu @CASivaram1 @WGACHDChair @AEPCcongenital @alexsfelixecho @loomba_rohit @swatigar @dkthekkoott @alex1708ander
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And another emergency patient⚡ Aortic Dissection. F, 51 y.o.
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RESOLUTION S: Sagittal plane through pelvis showing bladder, uterus, and bowel. R: There if free fluid (FF) concerning for a ruptured ovarian cyst, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, or traumatic injury.
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McConnell's sign is a specific echocardiographic finding of right ventricular dysfunction characterized by akinesia of the mid-free wall of the right ventricle, with normal or hyperdynamic contraction of the apex. @JMoeller_EUS
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⬇️BP, severe abd pain. During ❤️#POCUS, you see this when finding IVC. Diagnosis? #medtwitter #foamed @ArgaizR @NephroP @KalagaraHari @mount_md @TomJelic @siddharth_dugar @zbitarsonoicu @cianmcdermott @DrGalenMD @nilamjsoni @iceman_ex @pocusmeded @HoosierPocus @IM_Crit_ @msiuba
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Constricitive Pericarditis #ECHO clues: ✅Septal bounce ✅Adherent pericardium ✅Respiratory variation ✅Dilated IVC ✅HV expiratory diastolic flow reversal
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#useit #POCUS LV Systolic function Evaluation with E-Point Septal Separation (EPSS). @SGSocAnaes
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Echocardiographic measures of diastole and diastolic dysfunction
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Side Lobe Artifact – common ultrasound pitfall causing false echoes; recognize in abdominal/cardiac scans to avoid misdiagnosing masses (e.g., mimics free fluid); occurs in 10-20% of novice scans. ⚡ Identify: Off-axis echoes (curved/arc-shaped); 90% reducible by adjusting probe
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Pericardial vs left pleural effusion #POCUS #Nephpearls
Low EF with Pleural Effusion 🔍 PSLA clip in patient with EF 20% and left pleural effusion. Note that the fluid collection posterior to the LV does not pass anterior to the descending aorta. Also, note the significant gap between the septum and the anterior leaflet of the
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IVC long-axis scan plane anatomy 👇 From 📖Transthoracic Echocardiography: Foundations of Image Acquisition and Interpretation (Bernard E. Bulwer) #POCUS #CardiacUltrasound #FUSICHD #FOAMed #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare #Ultrasound #POCUSenthusiast #MedTwitter
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🔍 Transverse Abdominal View – essential for identifying key vessels (IVC, Ao, LRV, SV, SMA, CBD) 🤩 #POCUS #VExUS #FOAMed #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare #Ultrasound #POCUSenthusiast #MedTwitter #FOAMus #MedStudent #POCUSeducation #UltrasoundTips
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Interesting sequence of events - from Muchmore, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2025 Aug, 30 (25) . doi - 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104821 #POCUS #FOAMed #FOAMcc Image 1️⃣ - Initial #echocardiogram showing large, circumferential pericardial effusion, right atrial collapse, and
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