176 - VEXUS Ultrasound for Venous Congestion, with Rafael Hortêncio Melo | International Episode

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Send us a text In this episode, host Dr. Pâmela Valelongo welcomes Dr. Rafael Hortêncio Melo, intensivist at HCor and Hospital Vila Santa Catarina (part of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein), for a deep dive into VEXUS, a technique that is rapidly transforming how we assess venous congestion in critical care, from the ICU to the post-op setting. This episode is a high-yield summary generated with the help of artificial intelligence, based on a full conversation originally recorded in Portuguese. You’ll learn: What VEXUS is and how it works How to apply it in daily clinical decision-making Pitfalls to avoid when interpreting the score Why POCUS should be part of every residency curriculum in intensive care, emergency medicine, and cardiology But here’s something important: every piece of content you’ll hear today was curated, reviewed, and approved by our medical team at Clube da Cardio because clinical excellence always comes first.