Podcasts by Ultrasound GEL
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Femoral Doppler in Heart Failure from 2023-11-20T04:04:02
Bonus Cuts back again! Zack and Mike talk with guest Yale Tung-Chen about the POCUS vibe in Spain and his recently reviewed study on using doppler flow as a measure of right ventricular dysfunction...
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Artificial Intelligence for Echo from 2023-10-23T06:52:28
Mike flies solo and ventures into the wily world of artificial intelligence in clinical ultrasound. How well does the machine measure up to the expert when it comes to hemodynamic measurements with...
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Heart Failure Extravaganza! from 2023-09-25T04:05:02
To celebrate 150 episodes we are doing a deep dive into one of POCUS's most beloved applications - acute heart failure. We bring in echo expert Sean Hickey to help delve into the ins and outs of th...
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Trigger Point Injections from 2023-08-28T04:05:08
Another author-focused Bonus Cuts episode with Zack and Mike joined by the one and only Rob Farrow! Rob represents the research team behind the recently discussed US-guided trigger point article. D...
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Femoral Vein Doppler from 2023-07-31T09:18:46
Another cutting edge topic! These insatiable investigators propose to use doppler waveforms from the common femoral vein as a marker of right heart dysfunction in heart failure patients. Novel? Cer...
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Vertebral Artery Injury from 2023-07-03T04:05:03
What if I told you that you could use ultrasound to find traumatic injuries to the vertebral arteries? I am not telling you that...yet. The team has some thoughts on this novel idea. https://www.u...
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The P2 Network from 2023-05-22T04:05:07
The GEL Jr crew sets up shop at the 2023 P2 Convention in Washington, D.C. and interviews the leaders of this organization about its history, purpose, and future. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/146...
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US-Guided Trigger Point Injections from 2023-04-24T11:01:52
Hold onto your hats - the latest episode discusses an application for ultrasound that you have probably never even thought about doing! Ultrasound-guided trigger point injections - do they work?! ...
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Virtual Reality from 2023-03-27T04:05:09
Virtual reality ultrasound?! It is here, and it might be a valuable educational tool. Special host Shawn Sethi, usual but still somewhat special host Mike, and definitely special guest ultrasound e...
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Diaphragmatic Dysfunction from 2023-03-13T04:05:06
Can looking at the diaphragm with ultrasound help us understand a patient's respiratory status? This is one of the first papers to look at this question in an emergency department population. http...
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Inclusion in POCUS Part 2 from 2023-02-27T04:05:05
This is the second and final part of our episode on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the point-of-care ultrasound community. Guests Almaz Dessie and Javier Rosario lend their insights to the...
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Inclusion in POCUS Part 1 from 2023-02-13T04:05:02
Special guests Almaz Dessie and Javier Rosario join Mike, Creagh, and Jai to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion specifically in the point-of-care ultrasound community. This is the first of a ...
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Gastric POCUS&Sedation from 2023-01-30T04:05:07
Delia and Lianne take on the topic of pediatric gastric POCUS. Is it a helpful way to assess the effect of fasting prior to procedural sedation? Is fasting itself a helpful way to empty the stomach...
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The State of POCUS from 2023-01-16T04:05:03
Vicki Noble is a veritable legend of point of care ultrasound. Zach and Mike are lucky enough to sit down with this proverbial fountain of wisdom and scoop some razor insights into the past, presen...
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Ultrasound vs Landmark Subclavians from 2022-12-19T04:05:02
This episode has been a long time coming! We're talking ultrasound-guided subclavian central lines, and a lot of people have opinions. Are they better than landmark? What should we teach learners? ...
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Trailer from 2022-12-15T15:05:03
Here's a little bit about our podcast. You can find out more at UltrasoundGEL.org.
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Carotid Compression in CPR from 2022-12-05T04:05:05
We can only go so long without talking about cardiac arrest! Here is the latest idea - using sonographic carotid compression to help determine if a pulse is present. Can it save time compared to ma...
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Pediatric IVC Collapse from 2022-11-07T04:05:04
Another Bonus Cuts author interview - this time with Amy Zhou, Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist and first author of the recently reviewed article on IVC collapse duration. Zach and Mike ask ...
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Pneumoperitoneum from 2022-10-24T04:04:03
Pneumoperitoneum is usually bad news for patients, and it would be great to have a quick way to make this diagnosis. These authors ingeniously used ultrasound contrast software (without any contras...
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Nasogastric Tube Placement from 2022-09-28T06:13:21
New idea alert! Should we be using POCUS to guide nasogastric tube placement? Crazy? Unnecessary, you say? Well listen in to the discussion of this interesting randomized controlled trial designed ...
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Ultrasound-Guided Arthrocentesis from 2022-09-12T07:41:41
In our second in the series of Bonus Cuts, Zach and Mike interview the illustrious Ryan Gibbons for his take on arthrocentesis and a discussion of his research in the field. What an exciting joint ...
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Duration of IVC Collapse from 2022-08-29T06:34:35
What do we do with IVC's in kids?! The GEL Jr squad tackles a fascinating article that might have the answer. These authors looked at the Inferior Vena Cava collapse duration in children with dehyd...
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The POCUS Manifesto Part 2 from 2022-08-01T08:14:10
Part 2 of this Special Edition episode with Larry Istrail, author of the POCUS Manifesto. More great talk about POCUS, the physical exam, and ultrasound research. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/131
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The POCUS Manifesto Part 1 from 2022-07-18T08:20:17
In this Special Edition episode, Mike and Creagh interview physician, entrepreneur, and author Larry Istrail discussing his recent book The POCUS Manifesto! Awesome discussion of the ups and downs ...
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Neonatal Central Line Positioning from 2022-07-04T04:05:06
If you take care of neonates, the last thing you need to worry about is vascular access! In this episode the GEL Jr. team discusses an article on using POCUS to confirm central catheter placement. ...
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Brief Echo in Cardiac Arrest from 2022-06-20T08:30:59
This clever study questions which cardiac view is best to obtain during a cardiac arrest. By using a simulated arrest scenario on living non-cardiac arrest patients, they compare the subxiphoid win...
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Jugular Venous Pressure from 2022-06-06T04:02:31
Jugular venous distention (JVD) is a classic physical exam finding taught for ages, but assessing it can be a challenge. Can ultrasound do a better job and therefore offer a non-invasive evaluation...
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Winner of Sonogames Round Zero from 2022-05-23T13:36:34
This is a Special Edition podcast which features the winner of a competition at the recent SAEM Sonogames! The challenge was to create the best infographic for a POCUS article of the team's choice....
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Felipe Teran from 2022-05-09T04:00
In the first of our new series of author interviews, hosts Zach Risler and Mike Prats interview the illustrious Felipe Teran. They discuss Felipe's take on our coverage of the Quantitative LV Funct...
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US-Guided Arthrocentesis from 2022-04-22T08:54:58
In this episode, Mike and Jacob dive into an important intersection of musculoskeletal and procedural ultrasound - the ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis. People have been doing arthrocentesis withou...
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Intussusception from 2022-04-07T19:22:54
Intussusception is a big deal and an area where POCUS can potentially make a difference. The literature has been promising, but there hasn't been any definitive studies...until now? The GEL Jr host...
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Supraclavicular vs Infraclavicular Subclavian Lines from 2022-03-14T04:00
Ultrasound has been a friend to central venous catheter placement for a long time. It's always there to make sure you are putting that line in the right place without causing problems. While thi...
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Dedicated POCUS vs Primary Team from 2022-02-28T04:00
If you have listened to this podcast for any amount of time, you know how POCUS studies usually go. Someone does an ultrasound on something cool and then compares it to another test to see how g...
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Ectopic Pregnancy from 2022-02-14T04:00
Can you believe we have never talked about ectopic pregnancy on this podcast?? Fortunately for you, a new research article allows our faithful hosts to dive into this core application of POCUS. ...
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Quantitative LV Function in PEA from 2021-12-20T04:00
Ultrasound in cardiac arrest is a favorite topic of the GEL Team and thus, we are back to crack open a radical new concept in the field. Does the left ventricular function actually matter in pat...
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The exFAST from 2021-11-22T04:00
The FAST exam has been used in trauma for decades - so why is there still confusion on how to use it in pediatrics? Because kids are different than adults! This article takes a look at the assoc...
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Peritonsillar Abscess from 2021-10-25T04:00
Do you use ultrasound for suspected peritonsillar abscess (PTA)? Some of us probably do, some don't - but what does the evidence say?? Does it help the clinician? and (dare we ask) does it help the...
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Optic Disc Elevation from 2021-09-27T04:00
GEL Jr coming in hot with the latest in neuro-ocular sonography - optic disc elevation! That's right - not optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), the actual elevation of the disc as seen on ocular ult...
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Early Systolic Notching Part 2 from 2021-08-30T04:00
Everyone's new favorite doppler marker for pulmonary embolism is back! We discussed the ESN (early systolic notching) when this concept was first introduced as a marker for large PEs, but now we ha...
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Pre-Pause Imaging in Cardiac Arrest from 2021-08-02T04:00
One of the gang's favorite topics - ultrasound in cardiac arrest! This article delves into the importance of "pre-pause imaging", getting that picture of the heart ready even before the compression...
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Pediatric Intubation from 2021-07-19T04:00
The GEL Jr. team is back with another great use for pediatric POCUS! You might not have known that you can actually use ultrasound to confirm that your endotracheal tube is in the right place! But ...
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The SAEMMIES 2021 from 2021-06-21T04:00
This Special Edition podcast covers not one - but 7 really important POCUS articles! These articles were selected by the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (an academy of the Society of Academic Emerg...
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Papilledema from 2021-05-10T04:00
We have talked about ocular ultrasound many times before - it certainly can be useful in identifying many acute ophthalmologic pathologies. But what about papilledema? We know that POCUS can be use...
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Septic Arthritis of the Hip from 2021-04-26T04:00
We have been ultrasounding hips for a while now. We know this modality is accurate for finding effusions. This can really help in cases of suspected septic arthritis. Unlike patients with this dise...
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Innovation Through Collaboration from 2021-03-29T04:00
In this Special Edition podcast, Mike is joined by POCUS leaders and educators Nova Panebianco and Cameron Baston to discuss their recent publication on interdepartmental collaboration with ultraso...
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Lung Ultrasound for Acute Chest Syndrome from 2021-03-15T04:00
Acute chest syndrome is such a great application for lung ultrasound, especially in pediatrics where we do everything we can to dodge the harmful affects of ionizing radiation. We have covered this...
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Transcranial Doppler in Traumatic Brain Injury from 2021-03-01T04:00
Transcranial doppler has been a developing interest to point-of-care ultrasound enthusiasts. While it has been a mainstay for certain inpatient indications, only relatively recently have some bold ...
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Pediatric POCUS Interpretation from 2021-02-15T04:00
This is the first episode of GEL Jr. - our pediatric series! Hosts Delia Gold and Lianne McLean join Mike in discussing an important article on the learning of pediatric POCUS. These authors studie...
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Integrated Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 from 2021-02-01T04:00
Look - we're sorry. We know you are sick of COVID-19, but when this came across our desk we knew it was important. So far we know that point-of-care lung ultrasound is accurate for the diagnosis an...
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GEL Live! Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter&How to G.E.L. from 2020-12-14T04:00
This episode is a real holiday special! Creagh and Mike collaborate with the Denver Health Ultrasound team to do a live (at the time) journal club on a recent article about optic nerve sheath diame...
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Ischemic Stroke from 2020-11-23T04:00
I know your first thought - is this for real?! The POCUS enthusiasts have gone off the rails again! Well - that very well may be the case, but hear me out- this is a fascinating idea. This article ...
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Diverticulitis from 2020-11-09T04:00
Ultrasound of the bowel is a relatively new application for POCUS users. It came into the spotlight proving itself with small bowel obstruction, but now we are slowly peristalsing even further down...
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G.E.L. 100 from 2020-10-12T04:00
Well...we finally made it. This is the 100th episode of the Ultrasound G.E.L. Podcast! The whole team is on this one, and we discuss thoughts sent in by our listeners on the future of point-of-care...
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COVID-19 Severity from 2020-09-14T04:00
We haven't discussed COVID-19 for a long time, despite the explosion of POCUS articles on how ultrasound can be used during this pandemic. Many of the articles have focused on the accuracy of POCUS...
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Return of the Aortic Dissection from 2020-08-31T05:00
We are making some headway in the evidence behind using point-of-care ultrasound in aortic emergencies. This study takes a look at sensitivity and specificity for acute aortic dissection (which has...
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Shoulder Dislocation Revisited from 2020-08-03T05:00
People have been using POCUS to diagnosis shoulder dislocation for a while now, although it is far from standard of care in most places. We have seen that it is really accurate compared to xray, bu...
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Deep Learning for Peripheral IV Anatomy from 2020-07-06T05:00
Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that holds a lot of promise for point-of-care ultrasound, but we don't have much data on how it performs. The fearless investigators in this fas...
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Chest Tube Location from 2020-06-22T05:00
Placing a tube thoracostomy (aka chest tube) is a very useful procedure but can have complications of injuring the diaphragm or intraabdominal organs. Traditionally, the location for placement is s...
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How to Do POCUS Research - Part 2 from 2020-06-08T05:00
We are back with Part 2 of discussing POCUS research with renowned expert and researcher, Michael Gottlieb. More pearls, pitfalls, tips, and tricks to help you step up your POCUS research game. Thi...
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How to Do POCUS Research - Part 1 from 2020-05-25T05:00
We have reviewed a lot of POCUS articles on this podcast, but we don't often talk about the process of performing a research study. On this episode, we bring on world-class POCUS expert and researc...
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Pediatric Peritonsillar Abscess from 2020-05-11T05:00
For peritonsillar abscesses, sometimes you need imaging to make the diagnosis clear. Many turn to CT, but ultrasound offers an appealing alternative. A transcervical approach can be used which is l...
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The FASH Exam from 2020-04-27T05:00
The FASH exam is not just a typo when trying to write about the FAST exam. FASH stands for Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV-associated Tuberculosis (TB). This exam combines various body a...
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GI Bleed Risk from 2020-03-30T05:00
It's not what you think - POCUS is not going to be used to diagnose a GI bleed. However, perhaps it can be used to risk stratify this diverse group of patients. These authors had the idea to check ...
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POCUS in COVID-19 from 2020-03-17T05:00
COVID-19 is here, there, and everywhere. Mike Mallin joins in to examine the first published reports on POCUS being used on the front lines. We discuss the sonographic findings and potential uses d...
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A POCUS Protocol for Renal Colic from 2020-03-02T05:00
We know that point of care ultrasound can be used to find evidence of urinary obstruction in patients with renal colic from a kidney stone. However, it is not clear how to put this into practice. W...
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Focused Echo for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Abnormal Vital Signs from 2020-02-17T05:00
A focused cardiac ultrasound is commonly used in the evaluation of patients with possible pulmonary embolism (PE). Based on the literature to date, we know that this can be helpful for ruling in si...
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Short versus Long for IJ Cannulation from 2020-02-03T05:00
It is an age-old question - short or long axis? Using ultrasound guidance for internal jugular vein cannulation is now fairly standard. There are a lot of opinions regarding if it is best to visual...
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Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Acute Aortic Syndromes from 2020-01-20T06:00
Acute aortic syndromes such as aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, penetrating ulcer are tricky. No one wants to miss these deadly diseases, but we also don't want to test everyone who has the slig...
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US-Guided Regional Anesthesia for Acute Pain: The Evidence from 2019-12-09T06:00
Everyone who has ever done one knows that ultrasound guided blocks are great. They seem to help patients, they are fun to do, but are they supported by the evidence? Mike Stone joins in on this two...
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Speckle Tracking in Pneumothorax from 2019-11-25T06:00
Speckle tracking is a relatively new ultrasound technology that lets you graph the movement of tissue over time. We know this can be useful to look at cardiac function, but no one dared to try it o...
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Early Systolic Notching for Pulmonary Embolism from 2019-11-11T06:00
A focused echo can go a long way in a patient with a suspected pulmonary embolus (PE). It can be especially valuable in those that are so sick and unstable that you need answers right away. In this...
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Anterior vs Lateral Lung Fields in Heart Failure from 2019-10-28T06:00
Suspected acute heart failure is a great reason to use point-of-care ultrasound. It can tell you in seconds if this patient is up to their neck in pulmonary edema. Knowing that interstitial edema i...
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Small Bowel Obstruction (#2) from 2019-10-15T06:00
POCUS can be used to visualize small bowel obstruction (SBO) fairly easily. It has proven itself superior to xrays and has some advantages over CT, which for most people is the standard for diagnos...
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LVOT Opening in Cardiac Arrest from 2019-09-30T06:00
There are many ways that TEE can help you in cardiac arrest. One of these is to monitor your chest compressions to make sure they are actually doing what you want. Although this makes sense intuiti...
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickening from 2019-09-02T06:00
We know that the carotid arteries are easily seen on ultrasound, but usually we think of this scan in the context of comprehensive sonography. Certainly, it is not hard to believe that having incre...
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Necrotizing Fasciitis from 2019-08-19T06:00
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a real bad deal. We usually rely on clinical exam (which can be misleading) or other imaging studies (which can take forever) to make the diagnosis. POCUS would be an ...
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WAMAMI! Wall Motion Abnormalities in Acute Myocardial Infarction from 2019-08-05T06:00
Theoretically, regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMA) would be really useful in the acute care setting. In the patient with concern for cardiac ischemia, this finding might help push to definiti...
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CASA and POCUS in Cardiac Arrest from 2019-07-22T06:00
In part 2 (and the finale) of the series from the IAEM conference, the discussion heats up even more! The same star-studded international band of wisdom and wizardry tackles POCUS in cardiac arrest...
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SHoC-ED&the Erector Spinae Block from 2019-07-08T06:00
In October 2018, an all-star group met during the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine annual conference to talk about point-of-care ultrasound. The result was a convivial discussion of a few k...
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The Impact of POCUS on Resus Effort&Outcomes in Arrest from 2019-06-24T06:00
It is great to see more and more research on ultrasound in cardiac arrest. Although many people are already using this, there is still much work to be done to tease out the details of how exactly P...
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Ocular POCUS of Retinal Detachment, Vitreous Hemorrhage, and Vitreous Detachment from 2019-06-10T06:00
They say seeing is believing...what about seeing a study about a machine that listens in order to see an organ that itself is used to see? Most scholars agree this too is believing. Of course, we a...
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The Future of POCUS Research from 2019-05-27T06:00
The annual conference of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) is an incredible opportunity to converse and interact with many leaders in point-of-care ultrasound education and rese...
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FemInEM and Ultrasound GEL Co-Podcast from 2019-05-13T06:00
Resa and Mike team up to discuss important happening at SCUF 2019 Annual conference. Guest stars Nova Panebianco and Sara Damewood!
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Unselected Patients from 2019-04-29T06:00
We use ultrasound a lot. Sometimes we find things that are not clearly related to the reason the patient came in. The prevalence of these incidental findings relates to the usefulness of the diagno...
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POCUS in the Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures from 2019-04-15T06:00
Fractures of the distal radius are pretty common among people who choose not to break their fall with their face. Sure - it's not hard to see these on xray, but is there a better way? Ultrasound is...
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TEE to Shorten Compression Pauses in Cardiac Arrest from 2019-03-18T06:00
TEE has been heralded as the latest and greatest way to monitor a cardiac arrest resuscitation. The advantages include continuous monitoring of cardiac activity, ability to evaluate efficacy of che...
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Integrated Lung Ultrasound for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure from 2019-03-04T06:00
Many ultrasound enthusiasts have been using point of care ultrasound to assist in the diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure, but it has not been widely adopted. It has been shown by many s...
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POCUS in Preeclampsia from 2019-02-18T06:00
Point of care ultrasound can be used for a great many things, but I don't think many people grab for the probe when a patient comes in with suspected pre-eclampsia. However, we know that pre-eclamp...
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Biliary POCUS&Surgical Referral from 2019-02-04T06:00
The gallbladder loves to be scanned - a fluid filled sac nestled against a wonderful acoustic window? Are you kidding me? In any case, here is what we know: ultrasound is good for diagnosing cholec...
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Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath from 2019-01-21T06:00
Chest pain is fun, right? Maybe add in some shortness of breath? It can be hard to sort through the potentially sick from the okay to go home. We know that point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be h...
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Carotid Flow Time for Fluid Responsiveness from 2019-01-07T06:00
Fluid responsiveness has been all the rage in emergency and critical care medicine. Trying to determine which patients will benefit from fluids or how much fluids is a daily struggle for providers....
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FAST for Hemorrhage from Pelvic Fracture from 2018-12-10T06:00
The FAST exam is tried and true for trauma, but in the past it hasn't been super useful for patients with isolated pelvic fractures. This study teases out a very sick subset of this population - pa...
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Speckle Tracking for Acute Coronary Syndrome from 2018-11-26T06:00
Speckle tracking? Is that the technology that the government uses to mine data from your phone?! No - totally different! This is an ultrasound technology that recognizes tiny specks in the myocardi...
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Small Bowel Obstruction from 2018-11-12T06:00
Ultrasound was made for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. It loves when air filled things are turned into fluid filled things - its helps us see it better. When the bowel gets backed up and...
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Cardiac Arrest Protocol for Shorter Pauses in CPR from 2018-10-29T06:00
Are you sick of hearing about ultrasound and cardiac arrest? Do you think to yourself - "Why can't everyone just do it my way?." Well - for better or for worse (we think for the better), there are ...
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A Pediatric Cardiac POCUS Protocol from 2018-10-15T06:00
The pediatric literature for point of care ultrasound seems to lag behind that of adults. However, it has made some incredible strides to show that this is a tool that is not be neglected in our yo...
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The Effect of POCUS on Abscess Treatment Failure from 2018-10-01T06:00
We know that ultrasound can be used to diagnose a superficial cutaneous abscess. That is NOT what this study is about. Forget diagnosing! What about actually helping your patients stay out of the e...
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POCUS in Hypotension from 2018-09-17T06:00
Well the dust has somewhat settled from the initial explosion that this article made when it first hit street corners everywhere. The authors here took on an important question - does point of care...
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POCUS Rounds in the ICU from 2018-09-03T06:00
We know that POCUS can be used in making many diagnoses in the critically ill patient. It also can help guide management. So why not perform it every day on every patient? That is the idea behind t...
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The RUSH Exam in Polytrauma from 2018-08-20T06:00
The RUSH exam is a family favorite. It's a reliably easy to recall hypotensive protocol that uses ultrasound to help determine the etiology of a patient's shock. Well here's a new idea - trauma pat...
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The Evidence Atlas from 2018-08-06T06:00
The POCUS Atlas is a beautiful resource. You may be familiar with the Image Atlas, a crowd-sourced compendium of sonographic pathology created to help others learn point of care ultrasound. These s...
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Chest Pain in the Emergency Department from 2018-06-18T06:00
This seems like a good idea. Chest pain is common. Ultrasound can see many causes of chest pain. Sooooo lets use ultrasound in patients with chest pain to help with decision making. Well, wipe the ...
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POCUS for Appendicitis in Moderate to High Pre-test Probability from 2018-06-04T06:00
Point of care ultrasound for appendicitis has a long and checkered past. It is well-established as first line in the pediatric population, but less accepted in adults. Some studies show that is gre...
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Emergency Physician Accuracy in Identifying and Grading Hydronephrosis from 2018-05-21T06:00
As more and more emergency physicians are using point-of-care ultrasound to assess for hydronephrosis in the setting of renal colic, it becomes important to determine how accurate they are for the ...
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POCUS to Diagnosis Gastric Content from 2018-05-07T06:00
Usually in ultrasound we think of the stomach as something that gets in the way or gives us a false positive LUQ view in the FAST. But what if visualizing the stomach could actually be helpful? In ...
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Flexor Tenosynovitis from 2018-04-23T06:00
Flexor tenosynovitis is a bad infection in the finger. It usually requires surgical intervention for treatment. The current standard of diagnosis is primarily clinical, sometimes with the help of b...
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Technique for Ultrasound During Endotracheal Intubation from 2018-04-09T06:00
We already know that ultrasound can be used to help with endotracheal intubation. The idea is that you can visualize the trachea and esophagus while someone is attempting to place the endotracheal ...
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E/e‘ for Acute Heart Failure from 2018-03-26T06:00
Point of care ultrasound protocols for acute heart failure are a dime a dozen these days - for good reason. Ultrasound has made this diagnosis way easier in the acute care setting. The question now...
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Special Edition: Critical Care POCUS Articles in Dublin, Ireland from 2018-03-05T08:00
What do you get when a bunch of POCUS and social media lovers get together to teach ultrasound? A podcast! This is part 1 of a round-table discussion of several articles in critical care ultrasound...
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Accuracy of 3 Point DVT Exam from 2018-02-26T04:00
Point of care ultrasound can be great for finding and excluding deep vein thrombosis, but this is a high-risk diagnosis, so we want to be sure. Previous evidence has shown that a cursory look at tw...
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A POCUS Protocol for Intussusception from 2018-02-12T04:00
Intussusception is hard to spell - but is it hard to see on point-of-care ultrasound? Fortunately, no it's not. This study aims to see what happens when an emergency department starts implementing ...
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Distinguishing Retinal Detachment from Posterior Vitreous Detachment from 2018-01-29T04:00
Retinal detachment and posterior vitreous detachment can present very similarly. Retinal detachment is generally a more serious condition. Ultrasound can find both pathologies, but how well can POC...
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Utility of the Common Bile Duct from 2018-01-15T04:00
Measuring the size of the common bile duct is a standard part of the sonographic evaluation for biliary pathology. Sometimes this can pose a challenge as it is often very small when not pathologica...
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Tracheal Ultrasound for Intubation from 2018-01-01T04:00
There are many ways to skin a cat and there are many ways to confirm that your endotracheal tube in actually in the trachea. But aren't you tired of using those boring old techniques? The idea here...
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Pericardial Effusions: Time to Intervention from 2017-12-18T04:00
Pericardial effusions can be difficult to diagnose clinically. Luckily, ultrasound is the diagnostic of choice for finding those sneaky effusions. While we may know (in our hearts) that point of ca...
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Pediatric Asthma from 2017-12-04T04:00
I know what you're thinking...lung ultrasound in asthma?! - they should have a totally normal lung ultrasound, right? Traditionally, harkening back to the BLUE protocol - diseases such as asthma an...
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PEA Arrest from 2017-11-20T04:00
This is the second study from the REASON group - one of the most rigorously performed studies of ultrasound in cardiac arrest. In this article, they are looking at the population in pulseless elect...
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POCUS in Sepsis from 2017-11-06T04:00
We know that POCUS can be used to diagnose many different types of infection. We also know that these infections can lead to serious systemic illness in the form of sepsis. Whenever we see a patien...
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A Few Abstracts from WCUME 2017 from 2017-10-23T06:00
Members of the GEL team recently traveled to beautiful Montreal, Canada for the World Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education 2017. Amidst the great speakers, great friends, and wonderful educa...
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Variability in Interpretation of Cardiac Standstill from 2017-10-09T02:00
Ultrasound is used in cardiac arrest frequently. We know that it can provide some prognostic information regarding a patient's chance of survival. But before we go calling everybody dead based on o...
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Ultrasound in Skin and Soft Tissue Infection from 2017-09-25T02:00
Have you ever stabbed into an abscess only to have nothing come out? Have you missed an abscess because you thought it was just cellulitis? In theory, ultrasound should be able to help us here by f...
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Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Protocol for Acute Heart Failure from 2017-09-11T02:00
Ultrasound can be helpful for diagnosing acute heart failure - mainly by looking for signs of pulmonary edema and poor systolic heart function. Previous results have shown that ultrasound is accura...
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TAPSE to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism from 2017-08-28T02:00
Alright, we all know that TAPSE (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion) is a fun word to say, but the question is whether or not it can be used in the emergency department to help diagnose som...
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Ultrasound Associated with Delays in Chest Compressions from 2017-08-14T02:00
Ultrasound is commonly used in the resuscitations of patients in cardiac arrest. It can help to determine cardiac activity and etiologies of the arrest. Usually the ultrasound evaluation is perform...
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Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility for Fluid Responsiveness from 2017-07-31T02:00
Ultrasound of the IVC is the people's volume responsiveness test. The idea is that you can non-invasively tell if a patient will benefit from getting more IV fluids. Everybody wants this to work so...
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FAST exam in Stable Pediatrics from 2017-07-03T02:00
The FAST exam is one of the founding fathers of point of care ultrasound. As ultrasound creeps into the pediatric world, it is being used in trauma patients to assess for intraabdominal injury. Thi...
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Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block for Shoulder Dislocations from 2017-06-19T02:00
You are treating someone with a shoulder dislocation. You have a few options that can be used to help put it back where it belongs: A) Procedural sedation - the old standby. B) Intraarticular injec...
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Ultrasound for Abdominal Stab Wounds from 2017-06-05T02:00
The idea here is that some people that suffer the misfortune and inconvenience of being stabbed in the abdomen will require a surgical laparotomy. On the other hand, some will not. We don't want to...
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Acute Dyspnea from 2017-05-22T02:00
Feeling out of breath or having trouble breathing (AKA dyspnea) is a common complaint in the emergency department. We know already that ultrasound can diagnose a number of things that can cause thi...
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Ultrasound for Posterior Ocular Pathology from 2017-05-08T02:00
The eye was made to ultrasound - it is fluid filled and easy to find. Ultrasound can be used to diagnose many causes of acute visual complaints. This is important because often times a) comprehensi...
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Simplified CVC Confirmation from 2017-04-24T02:00
Central lines are often needed in the sickest patient, and after we place them, we usually need to use them quickly. Traditionally, this means tapping your foot anxiously while waiting for a chest ...
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