Zedu Weekly Wrap - 18 March 2022

The global POCUS community is amazing…

and that point has never hit home harder than over covid. The whole pandemic has challenged and diminished energies, but it never dimmed the dedication, passion and energy of ultrasound users. And the opportunity to meet again face-to-face at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention for the first time in so long only reinforced that – there were tearful reunions, joyous meetings of new ‘virtual’ friends, laughter and hugs – and of course presentations, vigorous debates and challenging concepts. Who would have thought that an invisible, silent force could be so powerful in bringing people together.

Plenty in the news this week – some content from the AIUM conference, and content from image archiving to imaging during resus, and of course our latest coaching corner – there’s something for everyone.

As always, if there’s something on the horizon that you’d like added to our weeklywrap let us know – always here to help.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – March’s Coaching Corner is now available for your viewing pleasure. Join Suean and in the Q&A guest stars Brian Doyle and Chris Yap as they chat about how to fast track your pathway to ultrasound competency. And check out the always free back catalogue.

18 March

20yo female with a history of a history of a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery two months prior with postpartum IUD placement presents with suprapubic pain and persistent vaginal bleeding. Is that IUD in the right place?? pic.twitter.com/K94kNYsYd4

— Ultrasound Box (@UltrasoundBox) March 17, 2022

#POCUS in acute kidney injury #AKI is not just about excluding hydronephrosis.
Congratulations to #Nephrology fellow @MynephCC on publishing his case report on the utility of #VExUS with @NephroP
🔗https://t.co/ecpt6G9l6r pic.twitter.com/8lDVYi85Jk

— MCW Nephrology (@MCW_Nephrology) March 17, 2022

17 March

https://twitter.com/Wilkinsonjonny/status/1504093858174578694?s=20&t=_5aT53d8WeCGeeKv8pvsdQ

BMC Medical Education @BMC_series

The impact of 3D printed models on spatial orientation in echocardiography teaching

16 March

YES!!! Great #AIUM2022 talk by Dr. Arij Faksh re: #POCUS in OB care. "In obstetrics we have two patients, the mother and the baby." POCUS can help in the care of both! pic.twitter.com/uZu9xR6KwG

— Renee Dversdal (@DRsonosRD) March 15, 2022

The ever trendy VEXUS interesting to see how or if this will have a role in acute volume resuscitation in the acutely ill #AIUM2022 pic.twitter.com/xWGvjZQWDv

— Creagh Boulger ❤💚💜💙💛 (@CreaghB) March 15, 2022

#Globalhealth director Dr. Jessica Schmidt returned from Mbale, Uganda where she continued her work on a #POCUS training and research initiative. This marks her first visit back to the country since before the #COVID19 pandemic. Read the full article at https://t.co/jpgP2tSS5K ➡️

— Univ. of Wisconsin Emergency Medicine (@UWEmerMed) March 15, 2022

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Comparison between radiographers with sonography education working in remote Australia and radiologists’ interpretation of ultrasound examinations

Echocardiography

Myocardial performance index increases at long-term follow-up in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

Echocardiography

Utility of dobutamine stress echocardiography in aortic valve regurgitation and reduced left ventricular function

@guardian

Trial begins of AI scan that could reduce risk of stillbirth and other conditions

@ScienceDaily

3D matrix ultrasound accurately identifies cardiovascular injury in healthy individuals

15 March

US GEL PODCAST #122!

US-Guided Subclavians – Supra vs Infraclavicular #FOAMus #FOAMcc #USGEL https://t.co/ySdGYdQNFm pic.twitter.com/2qHY8lhTPW

— Michael I. Prats (@PratsEM) March 14, 2022

Our letter on #POCUS as more than just "𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨." Benefits such as accuracy, timeliness to Dx, pt satisfaction 𝗮𝗿𝗲 clinically important and should not be summarily dismissed: https://t.co/K0PMpzNQ6b pic.twitter.com/cct5YzhRJg

— Irene Ma (@IM_POCUS) March 15, 2022

The “Black Pattern”, a Simplified Ultrasound Approach to Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies.
👉https://t.co/W0vCTeRrvt #POCUS @Wilkinsonjonny @zedunow @NephroP @WINFOCUS @PratsEM @eabramsMD @EmergencyUltra @UltrasoundJelly @jchristianfox @EduPOCUS @TaotePOCUS @MeuVerona pic.twitter.com/oS9YNU0cXY

— Giuseppe Sfuncia (@Revivan75) March 15, 2022

@SJTREM

Breath-holding could improve visualization of the internal jugular veins by ultrasound guidance in obese patients with trauma

14 March

Awesome conceptual graphics/discussion & description of home scanning heart failure study by @atchiem et al at #AIUM2022 pic.twitter.com/21AMWDwG47

— Renee Dversdal (@DRsonosRD) March 13, 2022

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound: Sonography and other Imaging Techniques

Bedside critical ultrasound as a key to the diagnosis of obstructive atelectasis complicated with acute cor pulmonale and differentiation from pulmonary embolism: A case report

@WFUMB

Function and Safety of SlowflowHD Ultrasound Doppler in Obstetrics

13 March

@BMC_series

Motivations, barriers, and professional engagement: a multisite qualitative study of internal medicine faculty’s experiences learning and teaching point-of-care ultrasound

12 March

Hi all!

Please check out my project https://t.co/tyHhyHTj5k @UltrasoundBox , a new #FOAMED ultrasound resource I launched today!#POCUS #MEDED

— Leland Perice, MD (@PericeLeland) March 11, 2022

“Hungry for change” 👏🏻
🥖🧀🥐🥬🤰🏻

What a paradigm shift that #epidurals “facilitate” gastric emptying during labor – #POCUS study from 🇫🇷 @bouvet_lionel @DocPk69 @chassard #ObAnes @ASALifeline @_Anesthesiology https://t.co/pxEznX8RL0 pic.twitter.com/sUKDixBkdp

— Dr. Ruthi Landau (@ruthi_landau) March 11, 2022