February 2025 - Echo Examiner

🗞️ Ultrasound Application News

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is transforming emergency and critical care medicine, providing life-saving insights when traditional ultrasound methods fall short. A recent study highlights TEE’s impact, influencing management decisions in up to 85% of undifferentiated shock cases. As adoption grows, structured training is essential. Explore how TEE is shaping the future of emergency ultrasound in our new blog post.

📚 Case Study:  Aortic Arch

What are the relevant sonographic findings?

Background:

• 79-year-old female
• Presents with severe sharp substernal chest pain
• Patient is in severe distress and is unable to provide additional history
• Patient not cooperating enough to enable vital sign assessment
  
  

  👇 What type of pathology is in this clip?

👩‍⚕️ Scanning & Imaging Tips: Apical Three Chamber View for LVOT Measurements

The apical three-chamber view, also known as the apical long-axis view, provides a similar visualization of cardiac structures as the parasternal long-axis view but from an apical position. A key advantage of this approach for LVOT evaluation is the alignment of the ultrasound beam with blood flow, ensuring a more parallel orientation. This parallel positioning enhances the accuracy of Doppler-derived blood-flow measurements through the LVOT, reducing angle-related errors and improving hemodynamic assessment.

🔎 Scan & Seek - Fun with Physics

Look below to see the heart ♥︎ we hid in this ultrasound image of the heart.

🧠 Challenge Case of the Month: Cardiac

Case History:  This 74-year-old male with a history of cardiomyopathy and pacemaker is brought in following a respiratory arrest. Severe cardiogenic pulmonary edema is suspected based upon lung ultrasound and clinical findings. The patient's airway and breathing are stabilized. He undergoes a resuscitative TEE exam to identify the etiology of his clinical decompensation.

Evaluate his heart with ultrasound.👇

💡 SonoSim Tips & Tricks

Finding the right ultrasound content has never been easier! With SonoSim’s advanced content search, you can quickly locate specific ultrasound topics and pathologies across courses and scanning cases. Simply enter detailed queries—like “large pericardial effusion in the parasternal window”—to pinpoint relevant content instantly. Plus, you can watch expert-narrated findings videos directly in search results, making learning even more efficient. Try it out and streamline your ultrasound education today!

😂 LOLtrasound

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