Case - Shock Differentiation - Case 4 - Obstructive Shock - Pericardial Tamponade - IVC

IVC

Again, due to the abdominal excursion, an ideal IVC cannot be imaged.  However, the limited images showed that the IVC was not exhibiting any collapsibility or variability despite major intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal pressure excursions.  This suggested that the intra-IVC pressure was high.
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