Ultrasound G.E.L. – Accuracy of 3 Point DVT Exam
Will it ever be good enough?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – The Effect of POCUS on Abscess Treatment Failure
We know that ultrasound can be used to diagnose a superficial cutaneous abscess. That is NOT what this study is about. Forget diagnosing! What about actually helping your patients stay out of the emergency department?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – GI Bleed Risk
It’s not what you think – POCUS is not going to be used to diagnose a GI bleed. However, perhaps it can be used to risk stratify this diverse group of patients. These authors had the idea to check IVC, echo, and LVOT VTI to see if it could help predict which patients are going to have adverse events from their bleed.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – Deep Learning for Peripheral IV Anatomy
Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that holds a lot of promise for point-of-care ultrasound, but we don’t have much data on how it performs. The fearless investigators in this fascinating study train a deep learning algorithm to recognize sonographic anatomy of the upper extremity and then pit it against expert POCUS users to see who can interpret the images most accurately!
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – The RUSH Exam in Polytrauma
The RUSH exam is a family favorite. It’s a reliably easy to recall hypotensive protocol that uses ultrasound to help determine the etiology of a patient’s shock. Well here’s a new idea – trauma patient’s can be in shock too, right? So maybe we should perform a full RUSH exam instead of just a measly EFAST? Well…hold your horses there kiddo, there may be more to think about with this one.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – POCUS in Preeclampsia
Point of care ultrasound can be used for a great many things, but I don’t think many people grab for the probe when a patient comes in with suspected pre-eclampsia.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block for Shoulder Dislocations
You are treating someone with a shoulder dislocation. You have a few options that can be used to help put it back where it belongs: A) Procedural sedation – the old standby. B) Intraarticular injection – some people love it, some hate it C) Relaxational maneuvers – sometimes feasible, and, last but not least D) Regional anesthesia – the new kid on the (nerve) block.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – Ultrasound for Nailbed Injury
Nail bed injuries are common from finger trauma, but we can’t be just ripping off everybody’s finger nail to see what what was injured. Maybe ultrasound can help?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – A POCUS Protocol for Intussusception
Can implementing a POCUS protocol helps improve the work flow in the emergency department?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – Emergency Physician Accuracy in Identifying and Grading Hydronephrosis
Pain from kidney stones is a common reason to come to the emergency department. Ultrasound has been shown to be a good first step in assessment – to determine the presence and degree of hydronephrosis.