In this post I link to Emergency Medicine Cases’ Ep 163 Acute Heart Failure ED Management – PoCUS, Oxygenation Strategies, Medication Strategies, PPV HAVoC and SCAPE.*
Note to myself: I reviewed this excellent podcast and show notes but did not excerpt anything. Just review the notes.
*Helman, A. Hedayati, T. Tillmann, B. Episode 163 Acute Heart Failure ED Management – PoCUS, Oxygenation Strategies, Medication Strategies, PPV HAVoC and SCAPE. Emergency Medicine Cases. December, 2021. https://emergencymedicinecases.com/acute-heart-failure-management-pocus-oxygenation-ppv-havoc-scape. Accessed 12-30-2021.
I’ve included direct links to some of the resources listed in the show notes.
- Pleural effusion
- LV dysfunction: reduced ejection fraction, increased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension
- Jugular venous distension
- IVC size and collapsibility
POCUS Cases on LV Dysfunction with Rob Simard
POCUS Cases on IVC and volume assessment with Rob Simard
SCAPE (Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema)
Other FOAMed resources on acute heart failure
EMdocs on management pearls and pitfalls
REBEL EM on morphine in heart failure
REBEL EM on nitroglycerin for SCAPE
