Point-of-care ultrasonography spotlight: Could venous excess ultrasound serve as a shared language for internists and intensivists?

Figure 4 Left panel. Plethoric inferior vena cava (IVC) (arrowhead), only diastolic (D) wave below-the-baseline on hepatic vein Doppler, pulsatile portal vein Doppler, and D-only or monophasic renal parenchymal vein Doppler obtained from a patient with fluid overload and severe venous congestion; right panel: normal-appearing IVC with < 2 cm diameter (arrowhead) and normal venous waveforms. Citation: Koratala A, Ronco C, Kazory A. Diagnosis of Fluid Overload: From Conventional to Contemporary Concepts. Cardiorenal Med. 2022; 12: 141-154. Copyright ©Silverchair Publisher 2022. Published by Karger Publishers.