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• Case of the Week - Case # 90

  A 54-year-old male presents with a significant UGI bleed. He seeks his care at an outside hospital and you have no records for him at your hospital. Due to his GI bleeding, you want to fluid resuscitate the patient but are concerned due to his CHF history. You perform a focused echo to assess for global LV function and note the following…... Posted Aug 25 2008, 09:25 AM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Cardiac, CVP

• Case of the Week - Case # 68

  Elderly male presents from the nursing with fever and cloudy urine. His vitals are as follows: BP 100/48, P 128, R 30, T 39.4. The patient has never been seen before at your institution but the transfer sheet reports that the patient has a history of CHF. The patient has already received 2 liters of IV fluids. Do you give more fluids?... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:27 PM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, Cardiac, CVP

• Case of the Week - Case # 37

  A 54-year-old black female with a history of lupus presents to the ED with cough and pleuritic chest pain. Her vital signs are stable and she is afebrile. On examination, you think you hear a pericardial rub. You perform a focused echo and note the following...... Posted Jul 29 2007, 11:09 PM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, Cardiac, CVP