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Fluid Estimator app for iPhone and iPad


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Medical
Developer: Gaurang Vaidya
Free
Current version: 1.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 12 Sep 2021
App size: 7.72 Mb

Estimate fluid status of a patient at bedside using ultrasound of the internal jugular vein.

Step by step guide:
1. Position the patient supine
2. Turn the patients neck to their left
3. Identify the sternocleidomastoid muscle
4. Image the internal jugular vein at the apex of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
5. The patient should be breathing normally, do not apply external pressure
6. Use M-mode to measure maximum and minimum anteroposterior diameters
7. Ask the patient to sniff and assess collapsibility
8. Feed the numbers in the app