Check out this new POCUS learning tool from the folks at 5 minute sono. The have loads excellent teaching videos and resources. Great job!
Check out the latest Cool Sono, Bro!@UltrasoundJelly and I made this amazing learning tool: The Wheel Of Echo!https://t.co/fegrANNaxm pic.twitter.com/MxCz1xWbZ1
— 5 Minute Sono (@5MinSono) April 3, 2017
Great example of bedside ultrasound to rule out pneumothorax. Credit to @RBuhmaid
#POCUS for pneumothorax confirmed by absent lung sliding + lung point #FOAMus #FOAMed #FOAMcc pic.twitter.com/HLHRN0bKRI
— Rasha Buhumaid (@RBuhumaid) March 15, 2017
Excellent example of RV strain in a patient with massive pulmonary embolism. Credit to @EM_RESUS
"D-Sign" in a young man with Saddle PE
RV Strain flattens septum & smashes LV – looks like a Capital "D"
This is how PE Kills!#FOAMed pic.twitter.com/COejSPtTNA
— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) March 16, 2017
Great case of the week from Yale EM Ultrasound. This is a great POCUS education site.
Yale case of the week! 77yo s/p surgery with abdominal pain and distension – not subtle but quick diagnosis… #POCUS @yaleem2 pic.twitter.com/pi2tatxK7E
— Yale EM Ultrasound (@Yale_EUS) January 10, 2017
Hyperactive, dilated small bowel loops with free intraperitoneal fluid. (c.f. paralytic ileus where bowel loops are dilated but static)
Want to know the impact that Point of Care Ultrasound is having on the practice of Emergency Room Physicians and their patients? Just watch Chris Fox’s talk at TEDxUCIrvine 2015.
This week is Sonography Week, celebrating ultrasound and the dedication of medical professionals who use it. Below is a link to an interesting video demonstrating the development of ultrasound in healthcare. Hopefully it will inspire you to continue to learn about all that ultrasound can do!
Video Courtesy of Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
When you’re starting out, videos can be a great learning resource. This series by Liz Turner is a great starting point. Find the first in the series here.
Interested in learning lung ultrasound? Check out this cool video with Shane Arishenkoff from Vancouver General Hospital on basic technique here.