Basic Cardiac Material

Reading Pathway

POCUS by Nilam Soni

  • Chapter 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 with specific attention paid to PLAX, subcostal, and subcostal-IVC windows

Deeper Dive

  • Dr. Kimura's paper detailing the indications and pitfalls of CLUE, as well as the evidence supporting the use of technique, est time 30 min.
  • Use of the IVC can be very useful, but one must know the indications before interpretting. [Here][5] is a great review article. Est time 20 min.

Video Pathway

Scanning Technique

  • University of South Carolina with short videos on the PLAX and subcostal views of the heart. Est time 2 min each.
  • Dr. Kimura of Scripps Mercy in San Diego walking you through CLUE in a short video, est time 2 min.

Pathology

Deeper Dive

  • 1 hour of Bruce Kimura explaining the CLUE - well worth the time.

Extra Practice

* Please email Dr. Piro if you would like to use the simulator at the CLSB. This is great for low stakes scanning practice and anatomy review.