A very busy week…

restarting the post lockdown Zedu Learning HQ was like firing up a cold steam train! But we got there – and everyone from our crew, the patient models and our learners had a great time. It seemed such a novelty to see old friends and new people!

Plenty of #POCUS news and views this week – #Blocktober with Jeff Gadsen again being a highlight. Be sure to check out the amazing resources he and the Duke crew have created.

And as always – if you have something coming up you’d like to add or a gem we may have overlooked – let us know.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – The next Coaching Corner is almost upon us – remember to tune in the first Thursday of November where our resident ED guru Allan Whitehead will be discussing how to reduce x-ray ordering using POCUS.

29 October

https://twitter.com/lukemphillips/status/1453591065412325376?s=20

28 October

Looking to take your FAST exam to the next level? Check out this week's video by @mtabbut about the FAST exam. https://t.co/MoJzgfCNRs#MetroEUS#POCUS #Ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMus #Trauma #emergencymedicine @criticalcare #MedTwitter

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) October 27, 2021

Lung #POCUS in the distinction between viral and bacterial pneumonia.

The cut-off value for the lung score of 10 had a sensitivity of 93.3% and a specificity of 80.0% (p <.001) in the identification of #COVIDー19 pneumonia.

AUC of 89.2% (p <.001)https://t.co/Cg1DVULAzM pic.twitter.com/5mI1acuYGU

— Yale Tung-Chen (@yaletung) October 27, 2021

Looking to take your FAST exam to the next level? Check out this week's video by @mtabbut about the FAST exam. https://t.co/MoJzgfCNRs#MetroEUS#POCUS #Ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMus #Trauma #emergencymedicine @criticalcare #MedTwitter

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) October 27, 2021

27 October

@eScholarship

Diagnosis of Bladder Diverticula with Point-of-Care Ultrasound

 

26 October

It’s the 26th of #blocktober! Today we're looking at the stellate ganglion block! This technique that used to be risky and inconsistent has been made simple and reliable with ultrasound guidance, and is used to treat pain, vascular insufficiency, arrhythmias & more. #DukeRAP pic.twitter.com/FbXpkxITkE

— Jeff Gadsden (@jeffgadsden) October 26, 2021

Advanced echo teaching in critical care
Topic = Echo in ARDS
Presenter = A. Prof Sam Orde
Link = https://t.co/bo9E4ZEqe9
Pearl = be systematic in approach to heart vs lungs in ARDS … lots to consider
Link = https://t.co/bo9E4ZEqe9#echofirst

— echo@nepean (@echonepean) October 26, 2021

Congratulations to @doctorneillong on getting this #pocus case of hemorrhagic cholecystitis published in @CMAJ! 👏

Point-of-care ultrasonography in the diagnosis of hemorrhagic cholecystitis https://t.co/cRIuSTUbgE pic.twitter.com/r4a4QJHBts

— Dan Kim (@dan___kim) October 25, 2021

Today’s Tweetorial is on DVT!@icmteaching and @ICUltrasonica take you through it.

-5-10% of ICU patients will have a silent one.
-Accounts for 12% of ICU deaths
-It is detectable and preventable!

Use #POCUS to your advantage👍#FOAMed #FOAMcc #foamus #echofirst #FUSIC pic.twitter.com/EJN60Gj4HO

— Jonny Wilkinson (@Wilkinsonjonny) October 25, 2021

25 October

US GEL PODCAST #117!

Peritonsillar Abscess – Evidence of Fluctuance or Fluctuance of Evidence? w/ @KimpossibleMD #POCUS #FOAMed #FOAMushttps://t.co/lufe3sJkl0 pic.twitter.com/5GN67MX7RV

— Michael I. Prats (@PratsEM) October 25, 2021

@ACCinTouch

Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve: A Quick and Updated Guide

24 October

It’s #blocktober 24th and we’re thrilled to announce 3 new video channels! #FOAMEd is wonderful, esp when accessible to all, and today we launch our first three videos that have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese and Italian (with Mandarin to follow)! #DukeRAP @lucalacolla pic.twitter.com/frCEIP52UO

— Jeff Gadsden (@jeffgadsden) October 24, 2021

Here's my #sonobyte entry for next weeks #sonoolympics @EuropSocEM #EUSEM21 #Lisbon. I'm up against #POCUS stars from all over the world. Clean your machine, charge it & care for your cables. #sonorant #probecrime #lubecrime #ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMus Wish I could be there😩 pic.twitter.com/oFzjGCiJJ1

— Chris Yap (@casualtysrus) October 23, 2021

23 October

Ok, this week’s @VaveHealth CMO vid is a great one. Anyone want to say what’s going on with this IVC? Multiple choice will give it away, hoping folks will wager a guess, but if not, I’ll give a clue every day until we get it! #POCUS #MedEd pic.twitter.com/sMEaFr564W

— Renee Dversdal (@DRsonosRD) October 23, 2021

Happy Friday, the 22nd of #blocktober! Today we’re discussing thoracic paravertebral block—IMO the gold standard for thoracic analgesia (apologies to ESP lovers). Once intimidating, ultrasound has made it a much more user-friendly technique! How are you using PVB? #DukeRAP pic.twitter.com/qJYBXSMqca

— Jeff Gadsden (@jeffgadsden) October 23, 2021

 

@BioMedCentral

In-hospital COVID-19 infection echocardiographic analysis: a Brazilian, tertiary single-centre experience