vanPOCUS: Inferior Vena Cava
Assessment of volume responsiveness by scanning the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) from Vancouver POCUS by Dr. Veronique Dion
Tag inferior vena cava
Ultrasound Case 015
Elderly patient with a history of heart failure presents with sepsis and hypotension following 2 days of diarrhoea. You look at their IVC. If it is flat you will give some more fluid. If not you will need to think harder!