What is the Ideal Approach for Emergent Pericardiocentesis Using POCUS Guidance?

What is the Ideal Approach for Emergent Pericardiocentesis Using POCUS Guidance?

A total of 166 pericardial effusions were identified during the study period. The mean skin-to-pericardial fluid distance was 5.6 cm for the subxiphoid views, which was significantly greater than that for the parasternal... read more

POCUS of the Heart and Lungs in Patients with Respiratory Failure

POCUS of the Heart and Lungs in Patients with Respiratory Failure

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a focus oriented tool for differentiating among cardiopulmonary diseases. Its value in the hands of emergency physicians, with various ultrasound experience, remains uncertain. We tested... read more

Optimal Needle Position for Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax

Optimal Needle Position for Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax

Tension Pneumothorax (TP) can occur as a potentially life-threatening complication of chest trauma. With the risk of respiratory and cardiac arrest, an immediate temporizing intervention for this condition is required by... read more

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and COVID-19

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and COVID-19

COVID-19 is a disease caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, a virus that affects multiple organ systems with numerous disease manifestations. COVID-19 has a specific tropism for the lower respiratory tract, and the most common... read more

Handheld Ultrasound Device Usage and Image Acquisition Ability Among Internal Medicine Trainees

Handheld Ultrasound Device Usage and Image Acquisition Ability Among Internal Medicine Trainees

Personal handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs) without direct supervision did not increase the amount of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) usage or improve interns' acquisition abilities. Interns who reported performing more... read more

Barriers to reporting guideline adherence in POCUS research

Barriers to reporting guideline adherence in POCUS research

Although investigators and editors recognise the importance of completely reported research, reporting quality is still a core issue for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) research. The shared opinion held by investigators... read more

Ultrasound Probe: POCUS for Flexor Tenosynovitis

Ultrasound Probe: POCUS for Flexor Tenosynovitis

A 21 year-old female with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with ring finger pain and swelling of her right hand over the past six days. According to the patient, she initially developed a... read more

Shedding Light on a Hidden Source of Septic Shock with POCUS

Shedding Light on a Hidden Source of Septic Shock with POCUS

Septic shock has a high mortality rate, estimated to be higher than 40% [1], increasing as time passes without appropriate treatment. Hence, correct diagnosis of the cause of sepsis is essential to provide correct antibiotic... read more

Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple

Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple

A fundamental and thorough guide to the treatment of hospitalized patients in critical care situations, "Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple" provides both introductory information as well as a... read more

POCUS is Having Its Moment

POCUS is Having Its Moment

Ultrasound performed at the point of care (POCUS) is having its moment. The COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly caused the acceleration of POCUS acceptance by hospital leaders, and POCUS examinations are increasingly performed... read more

Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Venous Ultrasound of Severe COVID-19 Patients

Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Venous Ultrasound of Severe COVID-19 Patients

Initial reports have indicated a higher incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to other critical illnesses. Helms et al. found pulmonary embolisms in 25%... read more

COVID-19: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)

COVID-19: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a relatively new technology that has evolved considerably over the last decade. The advantages of POCUS, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, include ease of use, bedside availability,... read more

POCUS for COVID-19

POCUS for COVID-19

This session peaked with 308 international participants logged on but many were watching in groups so likely to have been lots more tuned in! No longer Cinderella's ugly sister compared to Echo, lung ultrasound (LUS) is clearly... read more

Immediate Diagnosis of Pyloric Stenosis with POCUS

Immediate Diagnosis of Pyloric Stenosis with POCUS

A case of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis diagnosed immediately at the bedside by an emergency physicians (EP) using point-of-care ultrasound is presented. hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is an important diagnosis for... read more