Tag: ultrasound
Why, When, and How to Use Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the usefulness of LUS in different clinical scenarios, underlining its advantages in terms of availability, operator- and patient-friendliness, relatively low cost and expertise... read more
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
Prevention of Pathogen Transmission During Ultrasound Use in the ICU
The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) and the Australasian College for Infection Prevention Control (ACIPC) published guidelines on minimum standards for reprocessing/cleaning of ultrasound transducers... read more
Ultrasound in Times of COVID-19
The potential clinical utility of ultrasound modalities in the COVID-19 patient, the limitations, evidence base and governance over point of care ultrasound images during a pandemic and a discussion on whether the hype surrounding... read more
Micropuncture Kits for Difficult Vascular Access
The ability to obtain rapid vascular access, both arterial and venous, is a critical skill in emergency medicine, made even more important by recent advances in resuscitation technology. Patients may require placement... read more
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
The Utility of Diaphragm Ultrasound in Reducing Time to Extubation
Predicting the optimal time for extubation is challenging, especially in patients with underlying diaphragm dysfunction. Incorporating ultrasound information on diaphragm function into usual care allowed clinicians to identify... read more
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
VExUS Ultrasound Score – Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Proper fluid management while avoiding fluid overload can be one of the most difficult parts of practicing medicine. Unfortunately, many physicians using ultrasound mainly rely on Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) measurements to... read more
Is Lung Ultrasound an Option for COVID-19?
Whether you are the ultrasound educational lead for your hospital/ trust, a routine user or interested novice we're sure that you will have seen lots of exciting data on twitter (using the #POCUSforCOVID hashtag), suggesting... read more
Clinical Utility and Technique for Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Cases
Since the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan in December 2019 and its subsequent evolution to a pandemic in March 2020, there has been growing interest in the utility of lung ultrasound in the workup and management... read more
Lung Ultrasonography Features of COVID-19 Pneumonia
As lung abnormalities may develop before clinical manifestations and nucleic acid detection, experts have recommended early chest computerized tomography (CT) for screening suspected patients. The high contagiousness... read more
Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
This comprehensive textbook on the echocardiographic assessment of pediatric and congenital heart disease has been updated for a second edition with an emphasis on new technologies. This highly-illustrated full-color reference... read more
Sudden Abdominal Pain with a Palpable Mass
Rectus sheath hematoma (RSH) is a rare cause of abdominal pain that is often overlooked when patients present for evaluation. The disease can mimic almost any other type of abdominal pathology, and thus the diagnosis is frequently... read more
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
Clinically Significant Pleural Effusion in ICU
Clinically significant pleural effusion (PLEFF)—defined by a depth greater than or equal to 2 cm in a drainable location on thoracic ultrasound together with a potential adverse effect on patient progress—was detected... read more
Expiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients
The expiratory muscles are the "neglected component" of the respiratory muscle pump. Rather as the heart does not comprise only a left ventricle, but also a right one, the respiratory muscle pump is much more than just the... read more
Influence of Head-of-bed Elevation on the Measurement of IVC Diameter and Collapsibility
In a population of critically ill patients undergoing goal-directed ultrasound examinations, elevating head-of-bed (HOB) to 30° did not significantly alter inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements or CI. At 45°, however,... read more
A CT Scanner in Your Pocket? Lung Ultrasonography Beats Chest Radiography
Lung ultrasound is still a relatively young diagnostic modality, but it is evolving and growing at a rapid pace. Harrison's manual of internal medicine deemed to it to be a "useless" modality as recently as 2001. Once... read more
Neonatal Lung Ultrasonography
This book presents lung ultrasound as an accurate, reliable, low-cost and simple imaging technique, which poses no risk of radiation damage, making bedside use both feasible and convenient in neonatal wards. The aim of... read more
Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography and Chest Radiography in Adults With Symptoms Suggestive of ADHF
Standard tools used to diagnose pulmonary edema in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), including chest radiography (CXR), lack adequate sensitivity, which may delay appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Point-of-care... read more
