Zedu Weekly Wrap - 24 February 2023

Things are heating up here…

as Summer hits it’s peak, and scheduled courses run back to back with one-on-one and small group training in between. It’s great to see the place buzzing again after the covid hibernation. If you have training that was put on the backburner over the past two years get in touch – we’ll get you up and running in no time.

Plenty of free ultrasound and POCUS learnings to pick through this week. Highlights include nerve blocks for the ED from @MH_EMultrasound, an interesting piece on whole-body imaging using ultrasound tomography with 3D data acquisition (volography) from @AcadRadiol, and research on computer assisted analysis of lung ultrasound patterns that could assist both diagnosis and standardisation of illness severity scoring via @Crit_Care.

This and more – all worth checking out. And as always, if you have research, news, views or resources you’d like included in the weekly wrap please drop us a line – we are always up for an ultrasound chat.

See you next week.

Suean and Mike

P.S. Check out February’s Coaching Corner – the tips & tricks you can use to take the pain out of foreign bodies – available now and free on the website.

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6 – 7 May 2023 | 7 – 8 October 2023

24 February

Check out our Ultrasound Grand Rounds video by @KCaja_24 about Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks.https://t.co/nCPkGA8RaT #MetroEUS #POCUS #ultrasound #Trauma #NerveBlocks pic.twitter.com/CtttmmdjdN

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) February 23, 2023

In this episode, @ABUltrasound & @miller_pocus chat with Exo’s VP of AI, @dornoosh, about #artificialintelligence in #healthcare. Dornoosh discusses bias in #AI, working to removing it, & more.

🎧Tune in: https://t.co/fVvIZXCVrt #Podcast #FOAMed #POCUS #Ultrasound #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/GTX3XrhEmy

— Exo (@exoeffect) February 23, 2023

@EditorsVJEM

Bedside ultrasound aids in diagnosis of Endophthalmitis as sepsis source and facilitation of transfer for definitive management

@amjmed

Current Use and Barriers to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Primary Care: A National Survey of VA Medical Centers

@JCM_MDPI

Sonographic Features of Onychopapilloma: A Single Center Retrospective Observational Study

@AcadRadiol

Whole-Body Imaging Using Low Frequency Transmission Ultrasound

23 February

Listening to "Is it safe to perform and teach lung ultrasound?"
You can hear in any podcast apphttps://t.co/tKCvVPuxJc

@CmeNuvance @NuvancePOCUS @NephroP #LUS #Lungultrasound #POCUS #IMPOCUS

— Danburymedicalfiles (@Danburymedfiles) February 22, 2023

Sometimes the soft tissue surrounding fractures are so swollen that LM-based hematoma blocks don’t seem to work. Adding #POCUS to your procedure can help with precision placement of that anesthetic!

Check out the video for more info: https://t.co/HGwldBiWuo #FOAMed #MedEd pic.twitter.com/hUJn3mzpz4

— Jailyn/Ben (@coreultrasound) February 22, 2023

Flank pain? Creatinine elevation? Complicated UTI? Better #POCUS those kidneys
Learn how #FOAMed #FOAMus @wvuemeducation @WVUEmergencyMed @WVUMedicine @WVUMedSchool @WVU_Ultrasound @NephroP https://t.co/048SYxpnaF

— Joseph Minardi (@jminardi21) February 22, 2023

22 February

Find that fracture in seconds (Or use it during reduction to ID adequate alignment) w/ #POCUS!

Check out the video for the whole technique. Also, how do YOU use ultrasound for bones? https://t.co/HGwldBiWuo #FOAMed #MedEd pic.twitter.com/cF7nD9aih3

— Jailyn/Ben (@coreultrasound) February 21, 2023

Musculoskeletal ultrasound tutorial – Anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) and syndesmosis.🎥https://t.co/ZY5dc8WUA1 pic.twitter.com/8pPx7B0Heo

— The Ultrasound Site – MSK ultrasound training (@mskultrasound) February 21, 2023

New Link with the latest update https://t.co/1Q9Um5EuJe

— Krunal H. Patel ⚕️ (@MDKrunalP) February 22, 2023

@Crit_Care

Moving beyond the lines: lung ultrasound pixel-wise computer-assisted analysis for critically ill patients

@JCM_MDPI

New Echocardiographic Parameters Predicting Successful Trans-Ventricular Beating-Heart Mitral Valve Repair with Neochordae at 3 Years: Monocentric Retrospective Study

@J_Cardiol

Differences in clinical and echocardiographic features and outcomes between atrial functional mitral regurgitation patients with and without posterior mitral leaflet bending

@EMNews

The Speed of Sound – Symptom: Abdominal Pain

@MDPIOpenAccess

OCTA and Doppler Ultrasound in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Normal-Tension Glaucoma

21 February

Check out Episode 6 of #BlockItLikeItsHot to hear @amit_pawa & @jeffgadsden talk about Blocks for Breast surgery!

In this snippet they talk about @Ropivacaine ‘s paper here https://t.co/6JkX2WujjA pic.twitter.com/9NdpAVAz2j

— Block It Like It’s Hot Podcast (@BlockIt_Hot_Pod) February 20, 2023

🚨🚨🚨🚨another edition of #fromthetrenches🚨🚨🚨🚨
Recent case of mine —> clinical details altered for anonymity
59 year old male presents to ED with SOB. Family states was at home at fell in bathroom. Hx of HTN/DM. Unsure of meds or compliance to therapy. Arrival BP 79/42 😱😱

— nick pulmcrit (@pulmtoilet) February 21, 2023

@ThoraxBMJ

Rare cause of massive haemoptysis diagnosed by ultrasonography in the ICU