Table 1 SIMPLE approach for evaluation of key elements during focused cardiac ultrasound sound (FoCUS) in shock patients
From: Make it SIMPLE: enhanced shock management by focused cardiac ultrasound
SIMPLE approach in focused cardiac ultrasound | |
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S | Chamber size and shape, particularly LV and RV size |
I | IVC size and collapsibility IVS movement Intimal flaps inside the aorta, suggestive of aortic dissection |
M | Mass in the heart chambers (commonly intramural clots and atrial myxoma) Myocardium (motion and thickness) |
P | Pericardial effusion Pleural effusion |
L | Left ventricular systolic function |
E | Abdominal aorta in the epigastrium |