The final week of April…

which means in all practical senses down here in the southern hemisphere Winter is here. But not being the hibernating type, we’re cooking up some ideas to keep the POCUS fires burning over the colder months as we look forward to Spring.

Speaking of Spring, why not check out Suean’s blog on how you can bloom as a SEED – if you don’t know what these are in the ultrasound context she explores the who, what where and why behind the acronym. Plus we recommend tuning into the POCUS Journal podcast Episode 05: “Impact of POCUS in Medical Decision Making: Developing an IM Global Health POCUS Curriculum”.

As always, if there’s something on the horizon that you’d like added to our weeklywrap – or something we’ve missed – let us know.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – May’s Coaching Corner is almost here. Register to participate for these free ZOOM sessions by checking here. And have a look at the back catalogue – there’s something for everyone.

29 April

The Cardiac Tamponade Echo Cards are here! Much thanks to @EDechographer, @lataylor1218 & our Critical Care Subcommittee for creating these beautiful & informative references!🫀

Download here: https://t.co/Tid1vYTbm6#POCUS #echofirst @ACEPNow @SAEMAEUS @SCUFellowships pic.twitter.com/gZdz2D8PAm

— ACEP Ultrasound (@ACEP_EUS) April 28, 2022

Check out the latest video from the Ultrasound Grand Rounds by @A_SchroederMD about Shoulder #POCUS.https://t.co/J07rKMg5rU#MetroEUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedTwitter #Ultrasound #MSK pic.twitter.com/XXgrc12ynJ

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) April 28, 2022

Register here for the virtual KidneyCon #Nephrology #POCUS workshop https://t.co/zllCStqi6r

▶️ Role of beside #ultrasound in the assessment of hemodynamics
▶️ image acquisition technique/tips@nephrothaniel @runningbean26_2

🙏 for the support @Nephro_Sparks @ssfarouk + team pic.twitter.com/tbK8sbO04N

— NephroPOCUS (@NephroP) April 28, 2022

@ASE360

Takotsubo Syndrome from COVID-19 Infection

28 April

https://twitter.com/SAlerhand/status/1519377762104094722?s=20&t=szhnNFNttiw2UfL3KQYq-Q

Severe sciatica in the ED (with normal neurological exam). Ultrasound-guided Transgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block to the rescue. Patient's pain down to 2/10 at 30m. Step-by-step coming out in next @ACEPNow @HGHED @GoldyMD EM in 2022 pic.twitter.com/TUKTVEOy3h

— Arun Nagdev (@NagdevArun) April 27, 2022

my list of #POCUS onboarding pitfalls has just been published in @DFTBubbles. https://t.co/EPgdmKbIF1

what are your tips you wish you knew before?@MJGriksaitis @DrKanaris @MarkELindsay @NephroP @Wilkinsonjonny @easypocus @POCUS_Society @PocusGlobal @dan___kim @draloksharma74

— Zoltan Gyorgyi (@drZoltanGyorgyi) April 28, 2022

Latest @ubcimpocus screencast is up – back to basics with our POCUS fellow Dr. Ziran Meng, talking about how to acquire and optimize basic cardiac views.

Bookmark this one for your new learners in July! #POCUS #IMPOCUS #MedEd #FOAMed https://t.co/OfyTmMz2kf

— Katie Wiskar (@katiewiskar) April 27, 2022

Ultrasound of the Month with @BroadstockMD – What do you see #FOAMed and #FOAMUS crews? @sonostolz @blond_doctr https://t.co/oUjQW4UAgQ pic.twitter.com/Jkeofbd3A3

— UC EM Residency (@TamingtheSRU) April 27, 2022

Congrats to the TeachIM POCUS Team https://t.co/NnrKazMxXq on publishing two more cases this week, with 24 more to be published over the next 12mo. This longitudinal curriculum of 5min cases can be presented at the start of morning report throughout the year. #POCUS #FOAMed

— teachIM.org (@teachIM_org) April 27, 2022

27 April

For this weeks top tip, Iwona discusses an easy way to get an image if you don't have a standoff. Check it out!! ✋#toptiptuesday #techtip #Zedu #zedunow #msk #sonographer #ultrasoundtraining #ultrasound #ultrasoundaustralia #ultrasoundeducation pic.twitter.com/yflbuGZWG7

— Zedu Ultrasound Training (@zedunow) April 27, 2022

Ultraschall Med

The Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) Germany after 20 Years – Quality Assurance of Ultrasound Examinations during First Trimester Screening

26 April

I've had discussions of late with sonographers (on- & off-line) curious as to what a SEED is

So I took up my quill & scribed my thoughts on what it takes to be a #Sonographer Educator in the Emergency Department

🤔What's your thoughts?https://t.co/UqY4Mct63d#POCUS #Ultrasound pic.twitter.com/vkzqpRliOR

— Suean Pascoe (@i_c_sound) April 26, 2022

20-year-old man with severe RUQ pain,Diagnosis After 1 minute, I just put the probe on and took it off.#POCUS is described as the future stethoscope for every clinicianhttps://t.co/aJSeRXh5XJ@NephroP @First10EM @POCUSAcademy @zedunow @coreultrasound @nobleultrasound pic.twitter.com/IGQ9LbbGXC

— AliReza Bahmani, MD (@Dr_Bahmani) April 26, 2022

#POCUS Journal Podcast Ep 5 is here! Drs. @MFleshner301 & @FoxStevenW join #POCUSJournal editors @DrGalenMD & @pdxfutebol to discuss their study evaluating the impact of POCUS in medical decision making. Listen on Apple, Google, & Spotify! https://t.co/ohqXpM45F1 #FOAMed #FOAMus pic.twitter.com/2xQOgQpffC

— POCUS Journal (@POCUSJournal) April 25, 2022

@WFUMB

Toward Fluoro-Free Interventions: Using Radial Intracardiac Ultrasound for Vascular Navigation

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Left ventricular high frame rate echo-particle image velocimetry: clinical application and comparison with conventional imaging

@ASE360

Is body surface area the best method to scale cardiac size?

25 April

US GEL PODCAST #124!

US-Guided Arthrocentesis – A Randomized Clinical Trial #FOAMus #USGELhttps://t.co/g1znP9BIDd pic.twitter.com/l1hbnp8iOA

— Michael I. Prats (@PratsEM) April 25, 2022

Concerned about PTX? Consider #POCUS to quickly assess! A lung point is diagnostic while lung sliding or b lines rule out PTX. Signif higher sensitivity compared to CXR. Check out our Intern US of the Month by Dr. Blake Nelson to learn more! #FOAMed
🔗https://t.co/WTPbhKgY3G pic.twitter.com/p9rGsyhQkR

— University Hospitals Cleveland EM Residency (@UHCMC_ED) April 25, 2022

Insights into Imaging volume

Transperineal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: what the radiologist needs to know

24 April

Echocardiography

Novel echocardiographic score to predict duct-dependency after percutaneous relief of critical pulmonary valve stenosis/atresia

Echocardiography

Multimodality imaging of multiple giant right coronary artery aneurysms combined with anomalous aortic origin of left coronary artery

@Anaes_Journal

Ultrasound-guided caudal blockade and sedation for paediatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study

@WINFOCUS

Quality assessment of point-of-care ultrasound reports for patients at the emergency department treated by internists

@Crit_Care

Ultrasound localization of central vein catheter tip by contrast-enhanced transthoracic ultrasonography: a comparison study with trans-esophageal echocardiography

23 April

Check out this week's video from the #Ultrasound Grand Rounds about #POCUS for testicular torsion.https://t.co/g9I2Cy5Xsu#MetroEUS pic.twitter.com/bQYtIUO7d8

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) April 21, 2022

Inspired by a prev post lets do a thread on G.l. Sonography we'll cover peds where GI ultrasound shines and adults🧵 First up gut signature which is an sono term that corresponds to the layers of bowel from inner to outer: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis propria, and serosa pic.twitter.com/AISmNmcS98

— Stax_Baseball_Cards (@trigeminy_henry) April 22, 2022