F1.8
A 65 year old lady presents with pulmonary oedema, fevers and signs of sepsis. What are the key FoCUS findings and what is the likely diagnosis?
F1.7
A 30 year old man presents with flu like symptoms and progressively increasing shortness of breath over the past few days.
F1.5
FoCUS 1.5 This patient is scheduled for cardiac surgery. What is the visually estimated LVEF? Is there any valvular pathology? What surgery is he likely…
F1.4
FoCUS 1.4 A pre induction FoCUS study is performed on an ASA 3 patient who has a history of IHD, chronic renal failure on HD,…
F1.3
FoCUS 1.3 A patient in the post operative care unit complains of chest pain. She has just undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. You are called to…
F1.2
FoCUS 1.2 Post induction of anaesthesia, your patient’s BP falls to 68/40. The patient’s heart rate is 70/min. There is no improvement despite 500mcg of…
F1.1
FoCUS 1.1 The finding of an incidental systolic murmur during preop evaluation leads you to perform a FoCUS study. The patient is other wise well…
F1.0
FoCUS 1.0 A 75 year old man with limited mobility is evaluated for fitness for anaesthesia & surgery in the pre-op evaluation clinic. It is…
Imaging Artifacts
Ultrasound Assumptions 2D Imaging artifacts are causes by violation of several ultrasound assumptions. The table below describes this: Ultrasound Assumption Artifact Generated Pulses and echoes…