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Video 08-21: Longitudinal view of a flat inferior vena cava

From: Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-of-Care Tips for Point-of-Care Ultrasound

This longitudinal view of a profoundly hypovolemic patient almost appears to have no IVC at all. Careful scanning however, reveals an almost completely collapse IVC running into the right atrium and tiny hepatic veins draining into the IVC.

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