Basic Echo

• • Penetrating trauma
  • Chest pain and/or shortness of breath
  • Hypotension
  • Hypoxia
  • Tachycardia
  • Abnormal EKG
  • Guidance of pericardiocentesis
  • Confirmation of transvenous pacing wire placement

• • Is there a pericardial effusion?
  • Is the LV systolic function normal?
  • Is there cardiac activity?

Limited Transthoracic Echocardiogram performed by me:
Indication: Chest Pain/Shortness of breath, rule out pericardial effusion/CHF
Pericardium: No effusion
Cardiac: Normal contraction
Image archived in the medical record

• • Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Vol 1 & Vol 2
    • Chapter 2: Basic Cardiac
    • Chapter 16: Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Output and Ejection Fraction
    • Chapter 17: Right Heart
    • Chapter 12: Fluid Responsiveness

• • Virtual Transthoracic Echo Simulator
  • Focused Emergency Echo Part I: Indications and Normal Anatomy by Chris Moore Focused Emergency
  • Echo Part II: Pathology and Pitfalls - The Five E's by Chris Moore
  • Intravascular Volume Assessment by IVC Sonography by Jonathan Fischer