FPS Quiz - Ultrasound Edition - Facebook

You are called at 2am that a patient on the cardiac floor is responsive, but hypotensive. You see that she has a history of CHF, and she is also being treated for a UTI. You grab your trusty portable ultrasound. What components will you be examining to evaluate her hypotension? (choose multiple)

If you grabbed your Phased Array Probe (Square) and placed it on her L parasternal border with the indicator pointing to her R shoulder, you will be able to evaluate what important information in this patient?

You place your curvilinear probe over the IVC and ask the patient to inhale. Her IVC has no compression and appears completely patent. What is your next move?