The PIEPEAR Workflow: A Critical Care Ultrasound Based 7-Step Approach as a Standard Procedure to Manage Patients with Acute Cardiorespiratory Compromise, with Two Example Cases Presented

<div><b>Abnormal findings of the Focused Ultrasound Assessment on admission of case </b>1. (a) IVC exam. Fixed and enlarged IVC and hepatic vein represented no fluid responsiveness and maybe hypervolemia. (b) Assessment of diastole. Restrictive diastolic dysfunction was presented and PAOP estimated by E/e’ was increased. (c) Lung ultrasound exam. Bilateral multiple B lines, with posterior atelectasis and plural effusion, indicate diffuse sonographic interstitial syndrome.</div>

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Figure 2: The PIEPEAR Workflow: A Critical Care Ultrasound Based 7-Step Approach as a Standard Procedure to Manage Patients with Acute Cardiorespiratory Compromise, with Two Example Cases Presented 

Figure 2 | The PIEPEAR Workflow: A Critical Care Ultrasound Based 7-Step Approach as a Standard Procedure to Manage Patients with Acute Cardiorespiratory Compromise, with Two Example Cases Presented 