It’s June end…

which means two things – the end of financial year has arrived, as too have the winter school holidays! So we’ve shut the doors for a few days to catch our breath and prepare for the second half of the year. So the weekly wrap comes to you from a secret location that is not the Zedu HQ 🙂

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

• @SAlerhand & @RutgersPOCUS brief tutorial for performing a #POCUS-guided forearm nerve block on shift (29 June)
• a great piece from @ACEP_EUS with an interview of #POCUS pioneer Dr. Mike Blaivas (25 June)

ALSO – a heads up on two things:

1. We’re taking our mid-year break for the school holidays, which means there will be no coaching corner for July. But never fear – we’ll be back in August and you can always check out the back catalogue if you need a POCUS fix.
2. Keep your eyes out for the relase of 2024 dates…coming soon!

That’s all for now – see you next week.

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

30 June

The diagnosis was left testicle torsion.

Learn more: https://t.co/1NbAP1H0SI#RadEd #RadRes #PedUro #FOAMus #USRad #Ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMPed

— Pediatric Imaging (@pedsimaging) June 29, 2023

@ISUOG

Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: systematic review and meta-analysis

@WFUMB

Evaluation of Tumor Fibrosis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by 2-D Shear Wave Elastography: A Pilot Study

29 June

"Doppler Ultrasound Flow Reversal in the Superior Sagittal Sinus to Detect Cerebral Venous Congestion in Vein of Galen Malformation" #Ultrasound #VeinOfGalen #OpenAccess @The_ASPNR | https://t.co/F5UoL3iX4o pic.twitter.com/plhxa5nvu3

— AJNR (@TheAJNR) June 28, 2023

🤔 Is there a room for US in detecting sarcopenia in patients with CLD?
🥇US is THE tool in clinical practice
If you want to know more, check out our latest review https://t.co/nybOGkSaw0@docberza @PTBCN @EASLnews @EJIM_journal pic.twitter.com/jUtZLqUegi

— Chiara Becchetti (@BecchettiChiara) June 28, 2023

Here is our brief @RutgersPOCUS "watch-and-block" tutorial for performing a #POCUS-guided forearm nerve block on shift https://t.co/9dA4bUklu5 @RutgersEM

— Stephen Alerhand (@SAlerhand) June 28, 2023

Pocus to differentiate acute breathlessness in children. Presenting a challenging case which shows why pocus is essential in emergency departments. #POCUS #myocarditis #echo #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/CS6JJzoLc1

— ERSonoSuneel (@ERSono5) June 29, 2023

Can gallbladder POCUS predict the need for cholecystectomy without confirmatory imaging? This paper attempts to answer that question.https://t.co/bf7C5oy1sW#POCUS #Ultrasound #EmergencyMedicine #surgery #cholecystitis #cholecystectomy #gallbladder #medicine #healthcare

— Matt Tabbut, MD (@mtabbut) June 28, 2023

28 June

Probably #CHF or #COPD or pneumonia
Might be a big #PE
Let’s give some steroids, albuterol, lasix, NTG, heparin, and antibiotics and wait for the procal, BNP, CT scan, and Epic sepsis alert

Stop guessing, stop waiting
Use #POCUS in acute dyspnea https://t.co/Y5urUUcSlq

— Joseph Minardi (@jminardi21) June 28, 2023

27 June

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry

@PLOSONE

Does 3D-speckle tracking echocardiography improve prediction of major cardiovascular events in a multi-ethnic general population? A Southall and Brent Revisited (SABRE) cohort study

@BMJ_Open

Developing a magnetic POCUS-guided bronchoscope for patients with suspected difficult endotracheal intubation in a general tertiary hospital: protocol for a randomised controlled study

@BMJ_Open

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of point-of-care lung ultrasonography in a tertiary centre in Benin: a qualitative study among general physicians and pneumologists

26 June

Echocardiography Journal

Inter- and intra-observer variability in the echocardiographic evaluation of wall motion abnormality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction or takotsubo syndrome – A novel approach

25 June

Next in the Sono Hot Seat🔥is Dr. Mike Blaivas who shares his experiences & wisdom on Clinical Innovation & Artificial Intelligence in #POCUS! @SAlerhand @sonositu @MGottliebMD @EUSmkh @NagdevArun @ACEPNowhttps://t.co/eBnTn48nwd

— ACEP Ultrasound (@ACEP_EUS) June 24, 2023

24 June

Echocardiography Journal

A role for ultra-high resolution three-dimensional printed human heart models

@CASEfromASE

Cor Triatriatum Dexter Associated With a Dysplastic Tricuspid Valve

@CASEfromASE

Step-by-Step Approach for Guiding Endomyocardial Biopsy by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

@JCM_MDPI

Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Tricuspid Annular Dimensions and Right Atrial Strains in Healthy Adults—Is There a Relationship? (Insights from the MAGYAR-Healthy Study)

@ASE360

Implication of Right Atrial Pressure Estimated by Echocardiography in Patients with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation