GCS 16
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Subxiphoid IVC view

  • Labelled IVC
  • Rotate the transducer anti clockwise with a slight tilt of the foot towards the patient right shoulder
  • Demonstrate the IVC  in the longitudinal plane traversing the liver and entering the RA (it’s not an IVC if you do not see it entering the RA)
  • Potential fluid collections are around the RA
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