Preparation • Patient’s position: supine• Preset: lung• Probe: curvilinear B and M mode• Probe position: anterior chest wall mid clavicular line, sagittal plane; R1 / L1 Signs ⚽️ A-lines– Repetitive horizontal artifacts that recur at recur at regular intervals that are equal to distance between probe-skin interface and pleural-subpleural air interface – Not representing any […]
Introduction Indication: To detect (e.g. haemoperitoneum, free pericardial fluid, free pleural fluid) Preparation Position of patient: supine Preset: AbdominalProbe: Curvilinear, B mode 4 quadrants (i) Subxiphoid / Subcostal – Pericardium • Over epigastrium, almost in coronal plane• Find the ‘heart shape’ during scan, look for • Use liver as acoustic window (ii) Right upper quadrant […]
–Recognizing — Content (1) Difficult to Ventilate with a BVM — MOANS (1) Difficult to Ventilate with a BVM — MOANS • M: Male / / Mallampati 3 or 4 • O: Obstruction of upper airway =====Further reading:1. Prehospital management of difficult airway, JEMS (2) Difficult Laryngoscopy & Intubation — LEMON Look externally Evaluate 3-3-2 […]