We’re back on deck…

with the winter break behind us and school back in session 🙂 Nobody guessed where we had been – I think that marks our hideaway a success?

A couple of highlights from the news, views and information of this week:

•   What do you do when faced with an acutely painful red eye? You pull out the ultrasound of course – see why with @MH_EMultrasound (8 July)
•  You’re an emergency physician facing difficult IV access in a paediatric patient – now what? This survey led by @PEM_Ultrasound reveals where POCUS fits in current Australian real world practice ( 14 July)

That’s all for this week – see you in the next!

Suean and Mike

P.P.S. Get the most out of your teaching moments – join our TRain the UltraSound Trainer (TRUST) course This isn’t a course on how to perform an ultrasound examination or use the technology – it’s designed to give you the teaching tools you’ll need to teach ultrasound on the run. In the words of a previous participant – it’s meta!

7 – 8 October 2023

14 July

@JAMANetworkOpen

Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography-Based Risk Models in Differentiating Between Benign and Malignant Ovarian Tumors in a US Cohort

The Ultrasound Journal from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound ft @PEM_Ultrasound

A survey of paediatric difficult peripheral intravenous access in the emergency department and use of point-of-care ultrasound

13 July

Having recently had a Dx of MND in the family, this week we focus on neuromuscular US for polyneuropathies & MND
An emerging application #ultrasound could assist in improved times to diagnosis & treatment
Get the article herehttps://t.co/X6l7CncSCe#POCUS #ultrasoundtraining pic.twitter.com/Oau0lYQv5v

— Zedu Ultrasound Training @zedunow@med-mastodon.com (@zedunow) July 13, 2023

Let's talk about phantom scans and why they're dangerous for you and the patient. Phantom scans are point of care ultrasounds performed where image are saved to the record or available for later review. 1/7 #TipsForNewDocs #POCUS #ultrasound #emergencymedicine pic.twitter.com/KZJEBoGAYX

— Melissa Myers, MD (@MelissaMyersMD) July 12, 2023

The advantages and disadvantages of point-of-care ultrasound have been discussed by Jeffrey G Yates of Eastern Virginia Medical School in the latest issue of AirMed&Rescue#POCUS #patientcare #healthcare #airmedical #flightcrew #helitransport https://t.co/YAPTn5JbAX

— AirMed & Rescue (@airmedandrescue) July 12, 2023

🚨AORTIC DISSECTION ALGORITHM🚨

🫀Consider in severe chest or back pain w/additional clinical findings👇🏽
🖥️#POCUS for Tamponade if unstable
💉Control HR 1st using Beta-Blockers
🎯SBP Control < 120#FOAMed

(Based on @Maimonides_EM's @emupdates @EssentialsofEM lecture at #EEM23) pic.twitter.com/2BZ3ee8OZe

— Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MRamzyDO) July 12, 2023

The normal value and influencing factors of shear wave elastography in healthy tibial nerves: A cross-sectional study

12 July

@WFUMB

An Optimal Prognostic Model Based on Multiparameter Ultrasound for Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

@PLOSOne

The impact of angles of insonation on left and right ventricular global longitudinal strain estimation in fetal speckle tracking echocardiography

@PLOSOne

YouTube as a source of information on ectopic pregnancy: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

@BMC_series BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

A case presentation of acquired membranous ventricular septum aneurysm as a rare delayed complication of ventricular septal defect repair surgery: 10-year follow-up

11 July

If you are starting echo/ultrasound – knowing the terminology for probe movements is so useful for both you and the person teaching you! #POCUS #FUSIC pic.twitter.com/qY1X8OUZRm

— Manoj Wickramasinghe (@Manoj_Wickram) July 11, 2023

@AIUMUltrasound

Is the Radiologist In-house Today? Optimizing Ultrasound in the Age of Teleradiology

@PLOSOne

Endocardial versus whole-myocardial tracking global longitudinal strain analysis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A preliminary comparative study

@Crit_Care

Association between intrarenal venous flow from Doppler ultrasonography and acute kidney injury in patients with sepsis in critical care: a prospective, exploratory observational study

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Dynamic Ultrasound Protocols for Knee

10 July

@ASE360

State-of-the-Art: Non-Invasive Assessment of Left Ventricular Function through Myocardial Work

Echocardiographic Parameters for Risk Prediction in Borderline Right Ventricle: Review with Special Emphasis on Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum and Critical Pulmonary Stenosis

9 July

Many people call #ultrasound the #stethoscope of the 21st century, but maybe it’s bigger than that. With advances in #artificialintelligence and other #technology, @EMNSpeedofSound says #POCUS could revolutionize medicine—again. #AI #FOAMed #FOAMus https://t.co/ZrJTW1yCtg pic.twitter.com/u6NctTwYxZ

— Emergency Medicine News (@EMNews) July 9, 2023

The access route through the anatomical snuffbox in ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy of the wrist allows for a safe and effective collection of tissue samples in inflammatory arthritis

8 July

Check out the latest video from our Ultrasound Grand Rounds by @mtabbut about using #POCUS to evaluate patients with an acutely painful right eye.https://t.co/AP8OMhzIOX#MetroEUS #Ultrasound #EmergencyMedicine #Ophthalmology pic.twitter.com/KMKAzvcIOq

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) July 7, 2023

You have seconds to minutes in patients who are acutely short of breath
Make the most of them with #POCUS #echofirst #pulmPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMushttps://t.co/u4Sq0DCfXj

— Joseph Minardi (@jminardi21) July 7, 2023

@JCM_MDPI

The Role of EUS in Advanced Endoscopic Procedures and Therapeutics—Advancing the Field to Greater Heights

@ACEPNow

Using Ultrasound to Make Surgical Decisions in Suspected Biliary Colic

@PLOSOne

Prognostic value of the right ventricular ejection fraction using three-dimensional echocardiography: Systematic review and meta-analysis

@CASEfromASE

Multimodality Imaging of an Idiopathic Left Ventricular Aneurysm Presenting With Frequent Premature Ventricular Beats

Pediatric Pulmonology

The future of neonatal lung ultrasound: Validation of an artificial intelligence model for interpreting lung scans. A multicentre prospective diagnostic study

@JACEPOpen

Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review