Medagadget

JUNE 6, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a wearable ultrasound system that can monitor deep tissues, as far as 16.5 Ultrasound-enabled wearables are enjoying a moment, with a variety of these technologies emerging recently. inches) below the surface of the body.

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RebelEM

APRIL 17, 2023

Background: The increased utility and accessibility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has allowed clinicians the freedom to rethink their diagnostic approach for many common diseases, including peritonsillar abscess (PTA). Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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EMCrit

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Learn about how to use ultrasound during cardiac arrest EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

Background Ultrasound is now readily available in the prehospital setting and its use has been highlighted as one of the top research priorities in prehospital care. This review evaluates the accuracy of prehospital ultrasound for the diagnoses of pneumothorax, haemothorax and pulmonary contusions in patients with trauma.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Casey currently splits his time […] The post SGEM#415: Buckle Down for some Ultrasound to Diagnosis Distal Forearm Fractures first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. or there is a portable bedside ultrasound machine in the next room ready to go. He is also a fully-fledged ultrasonographer. Reference: Snelling et al.

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Mount Sinai EM

AUGUST 6, 2023

Also, read this guide on how to practice ultrasound guided intravenous lines Sabrina Rodera Zorita Once the gelatin is firm, remove the pipes and transfer the model to a new container with water Try it, it’s very simple and cheap. See how it works!

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

IMAGING WITH ULTRASOUND Peritonsillar abscess is one of the most common deep space infections of the head and neck contributing significantly to health care costs in the United States. The use of point of care ultrasound for diagnosis and guidance of treatment may be an adequate alternative to obtaining CT imaging. 2012;147(3):472-474.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric lung ultrasound. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound Quiz Module Goals List indications for performing a pediatric lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Identify anatomical landmarks on ultrasound (Figure 3, Video 1).

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The Trauma Pro

JANUARY 8, 2024

They advise that the chest ultrasound should be used alone with caution. References: Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax. Bottom line: This is an interesting and relatively large study. However, it is at odds with a paper published in 2021 from George Washington University. false negative rate.

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

You set up everything, have the patient positioned, and then notice there is no sterile ultrasound gel. The trick is to eliminate anything of poor acoustic impedance between the ultrasound probe and the patient’s skin. Note that some ultrasound manufacturers do not recommend the use of isopropyl alcohol on their transducers.

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Life in the Fast Lane

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Casey Parker and James Rippey Ultrasound Case 111 A 45 year old woman with chronic alcoholic liver disease presents to the ED with exertional dyspnoea and is noted to have a SpO2 of 90% at rest despite having a normal chest examination and CXR.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

The innervation of the knee is complex, but much of its sensory innervation is supplied by the genicular nerves, which are easy targets for ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. Step 2 Place the ultrasound system contralateral to the affected knee so that you have a clear line of sight of the ultrasound screen when performing the block.

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EMDocs

MARCH 25, 2024

1 A biliary point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is the fastest and most accurate way to assess for biliary pathology, but it can be difficult to locate the gallbladder, as it is not a fixed organ. Ultrasound. Emergency physician-performed ultrasound to diagnose cholelithiasis: a systematic review. 4 Benefits of Biliary POCUS?

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EM Ottawa

MARCH 27, 2025

TheOttawa DVT PoCUS Handbookis a peer-reviewed, practical guide designed to support emergency clinicians in the bedside diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis using point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS).

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PulmCCM

MAY 10, 2024

Acute cholecystitis on ultrasound. Image by James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [link] The diagnosis of cholecystitis can be made quickly and accurately in the emergency department using point-of-care ultrasound, according to a new meta-analysis.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2025

A Simplified Protocol for Intralipid Administration in the ED Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks (UGNBs) are becoming more common in emergency medicine practice. Implementation of an Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Program in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital Ann Emerg Med 2024:83(6)509-518. Merz Hurrala J.

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PEMBlog

MAY 14, 2025

This session was co-hosted by the AAP SOEM Education Subcommittee and the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Special Interest Group and was originally held on Zoom on Monday, May 12, 2025. Well, you can seek out answers to questions such as, why is my division making everyone learn how to do ultrasound? Need more convincing to watch?

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Medagadget

JUNE 28, 2023

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have developed an ultrasound implant that can assist in opening the blood brain barrier to allow chemotherapy to enter and treat brain cancer. The researchers combined this with biodegradable polymers to create the ultrasound implant, which can be seen in the image above.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A bedside ultrasound is completed to assess the location of the pregnancy. A radiology performed ultrasound is ordered and has similar findings– Impression: no definitive IUP with a small amount of free fluid within physiologic limits. Laboratory evaluation reveals a hemoglobin and hematocrit of 12.6/37.1

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EMCrit

JANUARY 27, 2024

a ton of hemodynamic stuff. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Core Ultrasound

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Unlock the foundational skills you need to perform ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in this detailed tutorial! Courses The post Mastering Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Basics first appeared on Core Ultrasound.

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Critical Care North Hampton

JANUARY 25, 2024

Many thanks to Dr Manoj Wickramsinghe for his review of this fabulous POCUS textbook. He is a trainee in Anaesthesia and ICM, based in Leeds, and one of the CCN editorial team. About the book authors Editors; Hatem Soliman-Aboumarie, Marcelo Haertel Miglioranza, Luna Gargani, Giovanni Volpicelli. The authors and editors of this book include some.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2023

A bedside right upper quadrant ultrasound was performed, and the images are below. The presence of gallstones outside of the gallbladder wall, striated appearance of the gallbladder wall, and adjacent fluid collections, abscesses or fistulas are other findings that could be seen on ultrasound (5, 8). 2018;34(2):132-136.

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St. Emlyn

AUGUST 23, 2023

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Part 1 of an introduction to paediatric ultrasound in the emergency department from Dr Pete Hulme @Dr_Pete_EmMed @stemlyns #FOAMed The post Paediatric Point of care ultrasound: Big Kids playing with toys or the future of Paediatric emergency medicine?

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St. Emlyn

AUGUST 29, 2023

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Part 2 of our introduction to ultrasound use in the paediatric emergency department with @Dr_Pete_EmMed #USS @FOAMed #paediatrics The post Paediatric Point of care ultrasound: Big Kids playing with toys or the future of Paediatric emergency medicine?

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Medagadget

AUGUST 22, 2023

Researchers at MIT have developed a wearable ultrasound system that is intended to allow women at high risk of breast cancer to perform an ultrasound scan on themselves at home, and may also let patients with early-stage malignancy or suspicious lesions to monitor how they are progressing.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1. Linear ultrasound transducer Probe Use a linear, high-frequency transducer. Describe the limitations of soft tissue POCUS.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Given her pain with a history of intermittent hematuria and dysuria, you perform a renal and bladder point of care ultrasound (POCUS) examination. Pre-warmed ultrasound gel is helpful when available. Then test your skills on the ALiEMU course page to receive your PEM POCUS badge worth 2 hours of ALiEMU course credit.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] Since its first description [1], the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score [VExUS] has received much research attention. Subsequently in the late 1970s, Sivaciyan and Ranganathan [9] confirmed these findings with Doppler ultrasound of the IJV. The ultrasound journal 12: 1-12 2. Jon-Emile S. Echocardiography 7.

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The Trauma Pro

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Ever been in a trauma activation where it seems like the first thing that happens is that someone steps up to the patient with the ultrasound probe in hand? Then pull out the ultrasound machine, but be quick about it. And then it takes 5 minutes of pushing and prodding to get the exam done? Well, it’s not supposed to be that way.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Impact of serial cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound exams in patients with acute dyspnoea: a randomized, controlled trial. PoCUS evaluations included lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS).

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Regarding caval indexes, the advent of artificial intelligence and advanced learning has become integrated into many ultrasound machines. Ultrasound Med Biol. As with most things in medicine, it is important to understand the pitfalls. Most measurements are somewhere around the hepatic confluence. May 2014; PMID: 24495437.

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Life in the Fast Lane

JULY 16, 2024

Mike Cadogan The 18 Best Online Ultrasound Course Providers We made it easy to find the best online ultrasound course provider! Here are the top #FOAMed and paid options.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book , 5 Minute Sono , and POCUS Atlas. Understanding the ultrasound image in relation to your probe is fundamental to any ultrasound procedure! Then holding the ultrasound still when moving the needle.

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SCGH ED

MAY 13, 2024

The post Ultrasound in COVID patient appeared first on Charlie's ED.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Ocular point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) was performed as seen below. Our patient underwent anterior orbitotomy, but there are case reports in the literature of ultrasound-guided drainage (4). In addition, there are studies that discuss missed cases of abscess on CT that were detected with use of ultrasound. Brzycki et al.

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Core Ultrasound

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In part two of this series on using ultrasound during cardiac arrest, we dive into advanced strategies to further optimize your resuscitation care. Building on the foundation from part one, this video focuses on actionable tips to take your ultrasound skills to the next level during cardiac arrest scenarios.

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