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Yourlocalzoologist
Mansfield, OH 路 5 days ago

This video presents a sonogram of a patient's abdomen, with a particular emphasis on the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)鈥攖he major vein responsible for transporting deoxygenated blood back to the heart. In a healthy person, the IVC is a pliable vessel that 'collapses' or slightly narrows during inhalation due to variations in thoracic pressure. The vessel appears wide and 'rigid.' It does not significantly alter its shape with the patient's breathing. This absence of collapse is commonly referred to as a 'plethoric IVC.' Typically, this condition suggests elevated central venous pressure. When a clinician observes a dilated, non-collapsing IVC in a patient experiencing acute pain, they are often investigating for Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary Embolism, or Congestive Heart Failure.

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Get the Step
Hartford, CT 路 5 days ago

wtf keeps going in a out tho' is this anal 馃槻

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Jenette Brown
Marlin, TX 路 4 days ago

now what did you say,im slow

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Mike Bennett
Warren, OH 路 5 days ago

I guess I found the room with college professors 馃槅

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Bonnie Moore
Delta, CO 路 4 days ago

thankyou for explaining I would of never been able to tell what was going on I was looking for a baby

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debiL
Anniston, AL 路 4 days ago

I was thinking aortic aneurysm. I don't know how to read a sonogram.

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Andrea
Clarksville, TN 路 5 days ago

Don鈥檛 even blink. Lay like a mummy until help arrives!

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I live here 2
Santa Fe, NM 路 5 days ago

Some butt taking a dump

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MidStuckDle
5 days ago

it looks like they swallowed something they shouldn鈥檛 have. lol

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Stephanie Casillas
Pittsburgh, PA 路 6 days ago

I鈥檓 guessing the black pulsating thing on the left shouldn鈥檛 be poking through that white membrane?

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Lacinda Elio
Port Richey, FL 路 6 days ago

is that an abdominal aortic disection?

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Marie Thorpe
Vergennes, VT 路 6 days ago

snake? yuck whatever it is.

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Melissa Ackels
Marshfield, MO 路 6 days ago

looks like a snake馃

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Angie Randolph
Loudon, TN 路 6 days ago

perf

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Vmc236
Chicago, IL 路 6 days ago

???