Clinical specialty
In this Emergency Medicine POCUS course video Dr. Xavier Bobbia performs a cardiac ultrasound examination to evaluate the filling pressures of the left ventricle. By obtaining a 4-chamber view of the heart, then applying pulse wave Doppler, you can record the filling speeds of the left ventricle using different measurements.
Dr. Xavier Bobbia is Emergency Physician at University Hospital in Nimes, France – and an expert for Point of Care Ultrasound and Echocardiography.