Questions

Please bring your answers to the class on a piece of paper with  your name on it.

Question 1 

What is the IVC Collapsibility in this case?
IVCmax= 2.8cm

IVC min= 2.1 cm

Question 2:

Is this suggestive of high or low venous pressure?

Question 3: 

The IVC diameter is 2.7cm with a 20% collapsibilty index in a patient with a large pulmonary embolus. The venous pressure is likely:
a. low

b. high

c. cannot differentiate