In this EM Cases Episode 131 PEA Arrest, PseudoPEA and PREM with Rob Simard of POCUS Cases fame and the co-author of The POCUS Pulse Check paper and Scott Weingart, we go beyond ACLS and guide you through the complex world of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA).
EM Cases: PEA Arrest, PseudoPEA and PREM – With Simard and Weingart Read More »
Can implementing a POCUS protocol helps improve the work flow in the emergency department?
Ultrasound G.E.L. – A POCUS Protocol for Intussusception Read More »
How can you use POCUS for the evaluation of aortic stenosis in the ED?
POCUS for Aortic Stenosis Read More »
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.
While community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is ‘bread and butter’ emergency medicine, and the diagnosis is often a ‘slam dunk’, it turns out that up one third of the time, we are wrong about the diagnosis; that x-rays are not perfect; that blood work is seldom helpful; that not all antibiotics are created equal and that deciding who can go home and who needs to go to the ICU isn’t always so clear cut.
EM Cases – Community Acquired Pneumonia: Emergency Management Read More »
Can you do POCUS to detect acute chest syndrome?
Ultrasound G.E.L. – Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Patients Read More »
This article takes a look at using ultrasound to assess for successful reduction of adult patients with distal radius fractures.
Ultrasound G.E.L. – POCUS in the Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures Read More »
The authors of this paper seek to increase the use of cardiac POCUS by collaborating with cardiologists to create a focused cardiac ultrasound protocol.
Ultrasound G.E.L. – A Pediatric Cardiac POCUS Protocol Read More »
Ultrasound of the IVC is the people’s volume responsiveness test. The idea is that you can non-invasively tell if a patient will benefit from getting more IV fluids. Everybody wants this to work so we can have a simple test to help us in critical situations. It is more reliable in mechanically ventilated patients with a fixed tidal volume but how about the non-intubated patient? Can we trust it?
Ultrasound G.E.L. – Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility for Fluid Responsiveness Read More »
Ultrasound is an important component of the evaluation for pneumothorax. This US Probe post looks at a case of pneumothorax and provides great pearls for your next shift.
US Probe: Radiographically Occult Pneumothorax Identified by Ultrasound Read More »