Sergio Velasco Malagón, Estivalis Acosta-Gutiérrez, José Atilio Nuñez-Ramos, Sebastián Salinas, Guillermo Mora Pabón – Heart failure (HF) is a complex entity that increases the risk of adverse outcomes. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) allows easy lung and systemic venous congestion identification. Using ultrasound to detect sub-clinical congestion at discharge may help predict readmissions and mortality.
David Kearney, MD; Nathaniel Reisinger, MD; Sadichhya Lohani, MBBS – Volume status assessment is a critical but challenging clinical skill and is especially important for the management of patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and dialysis unit where accurate intravascular assessment is necessary to guide appropriate fluid management. Assessment of volume status is subjective and can vary from provider to provider, posing clinical dilemmas.