Ultrasound Podcast

This week we hear the podcast Rachel Liu and Jacob recorded at ACEP 2019 to discuss external certification for POCUS as well as how POCUS fellowships will be accredited in the future (Recorded live in the podcasting booth at ACEP 2019 in Denver, Co!)If you want a bigger summary, subscribe to our newsletter HERE. Learn live: Bendfest20.com and CastleFest2020.com Looking for an exten

This week we show you the caliber of lecture we have at our yearly Castlefest conference. In this video, Peter Weimersheimer walks us through his best tips and tricks for ultrasound-guided vascular access.If you want to learn more about Castlefest 2020, check out the website: www.castlefest2020.com. If you want to learn about our online fellowship, Ultrasound Leadership Academy, Cl

This week, Russ Horowitz (PEM physician extraordinaire) talks to us about his approach to the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia with ultrasound. We talk about how ultrasound compares to the physical exam, how to use this to help include the parents in the care of their children, how to actually perform the exam, and how to use your ultrasound even if the culture in your hospital is

M-mode (Motion Mode) is another way the ultrasound machine interprets the sonographic data it receives. There are multiple applications of M-mode, but one application we should definitely NOT use M-mode is in the evaluation of IVC collapse Check out the podcast for more info! Learn live: Bendfest20.com and CastleFest2020.com Looking for an extended fellowship? Look no further: ULA

Recently, Dr. Ben Smith showed me this article, entitled “A Doppler Echocardiographic Pulmonary Flow Marker of Massive or Submassive Acute Pulmonary Embolus”. It talks some pretty interesting stuff, including showing us a finding that apparently, might be better than all the other echocardiographic findings we have for ruling in and ruling out submissive and massive PE. It’s

I had the opportunity to hang out with Cian McDermott in Dublin for a conference on one of my favorite topics: Venous thromboembolism. This week, we discuss some salient VTE topics as well as our thoughts on ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. Registration for Castlefest 2020, our ultrasound conference in Lexington Ky, is live! Click the following link to learn more. Interested in an o

There is a fair bit of literature out there that touches on the sonographic diagnosis of heart failure in the ED. Recently I was fortunate enough to speak with Michael Prats regarding our approaches to CHF and Ultrasound. CASTLEFEST 2020 registration is live! Ultrasound with national experts in beautiful Lexington, Ky. Check out the website here: https://www.castlefest2020.com/ Int

The RUSH exam has been around for at least 13 years, and it’s time for a review from one of the innovators who first coined the phrase “Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension”. Scott has the perspective of a resuscitationist who uses ultrasound, and needs this exam to be as efficient as possible. Listen to the podcast to hear his thoughts. Caution: If you’re listening wi

What we do matters. Our bedside ultrasound often changes management and saves lives. So why are we calling our scans “informal”? We might not always say that outright, but I frequently hear our residents and staff call a radiology or cardiology performed ultrasound a “formal” scan, implying that what we do is informal. I have nothing but respect for the vast knowledge and e

Over the past year there has been a small bit of controversy regarding the best way to make sure that we aren’t causing iatrogenic infections when placing ultrasound-guided IV’s. To be honest, I took it for granted that tegaderms should be used when we do this potentially life-saving procedure. Recent posts from ALiEM and EMRAP made me question the utility of these adhesive bar