Give 4 uses of doppler in anaesthetic and critical care practice?

  • Oesophageal doppler cardiac output monitoring 1
  • Transcranial doppler monitoring of cerebral blood flow 1
  • Echocardiography 1:
    • Assessment of cardiac output
    • Assessment of valvular dysfunction
    • Assessment of diastolic dysfunction
    • Assessment of pulmonary artery pressures
  • Imaging of vessel patency and flow 1:
    • Detection of arterial or venous thromboses
    • Assessment of portal venous flow
    • Assessment of renal blood flow