Early in my training as a medical student and intern, it seemed that all people ever cared about on an echo report was the “EF!” This refers to the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) – the percentage of the left ventricle’s diastolic blood volume that is pumped out after a systolic contraction. A normal adult …

The hepatorenal recess (“Morison’s pouch”) is a potential space between the liver and right kidney. With small volumes of intraabdominal blood (hemoperitoneum), ascites, or even peritoneal dialysis, fluid accumulates in this recess which shows up as a near-black stripe on ultrasound. This video shows Morison’s pouch containing no discernible fluid collection. In the video above, …