ICU SAQs · Monitoring / ultrasound
Lung and abdominal POCUS in the critically ill
A CICM First-Part SAQ on lung ultrasound (A-lines, B-lines, sliding, lung point, BLUE protocol) and the FAST scan (Morison's, splenorenal, pelvis, pericardium).
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Describe the role of lung ultrasound in the critically ill patient, including the key patterns (A-lines, B-lines, lung sliding) and their interpretation. Briefly describe the FAST scan.
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Describe the role of lung ultrasound in the critically ill patient, including the key patterns (A-lines, B-lines, lung sliding) and their interpretation. Briefly describe the FAST scan.
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- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.