All about flow and squiggles To understand diastology, it is important to understand how blood flow occurs in diastole....
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A 40 year old man presents with near syncopal events and has low oxygen saturations in the emergency department,...
A young woman being ventilated after surgery in ICU becomes more hypoxic as the PEEP is increased. An echo is performed to assess...
Look before you leap- percutaneous tracheostomy
Michael Farquharson, , Cases, Miscellaneous, Procedures, Vascular, 0You are asked to help with a simple percutaneous tracheostomy in a young neuro case with a nice long...
Should we call a STEMI?
Michael Farquharson, , Cases, Lung, Masses & Aorta, Miscellaneous, Situations, 0You are called to the ED to see a 78 year old man with new shortness of breath. For...
My DDU point form notes on cardiac pressure estimation…
For those starting out with TOE, The Alfred ICU has produced a document outlining each of the standard views for...
3D echocardiography has arrived into clinical practise after a long wait. It is however a newer technology that requires...
The idea to listen to the body to decipher its secrets is relatively modern – just over 200 years. In a moment...