@VelezNephHepato What about a pt who is edematous but has low effective circulating volume? E.g. day 21 ICU pt with new sepsis "...one often sees functional or real hypovolemia associated with increased total body water and generalized edema." trying to un
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4. Peripheral edema does not necessarily mean that a patient has high filling pressure. #echofirst can help tremendously. Great article by @jlvincen about this topic: https://t.co/Qu9Ahwhu66
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We should avoid the term “fluid overload” | Critical Care | Full Text remembering a case who was described as overloaded due to anasarca, but was intravascularly depleted (hypovolemic) https://t.co/fBlwOgeGGF
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RT @JohnGreenwoodMD: Yes! Also “hypovolemic” tricky as well on ultrasound. The “flat IVC” in sepsis a great example https://t.co/l0m3WlAJ2y