Physician's Weekly recently interviewed Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP, on the barriers keeping clinicians from receiving point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training. Dr. Soni...
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POCUS: The MVP of Sports Medicine
Super Bowl LVII is just a few weeks away, and the World Cup final is just a few weeks behind. The two most popular sporting events in the world enthrall millions each—and...
Caring For the Most Vulnerable Joint
Our knees are the largest joints in our bodies. They’re the most complex, highly used, and vulnerable tools of our anatomy, bearing our weight and carrying us where we need to...
Don’t Fight Blind. Use POCUS to Diagnose SSTIs.
Skin serves as a shield, protecting the human body from elements of the outside world. As the largest organ, it performs countless tasks simultaneously, working all the time to...
POCUS for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (Is it Cellulitis or an Abscess?) – The Basics
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can make a difference in managing patients suspected to have skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). SSTIs...
POCUS Instrumental in Diagnosing the Rare Morel-Lavallee Lesion
Morel-Lavallee lesions (MLL) are closed degloving injuries resulting from trauma. Degloving injuries occur when the skin and subcutaneous tissue are separated from the connective...
Ultrasound in the Realm of Diagnosing Low Back Pain
By Beshoi Nashed Chronic pain is a complex issue that has become a major societal problem over the past several years. Pain can either be present due to disease or injury or can...
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to Improve Total Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health
The use of portable, handheld ultrasound devices is rapidly expanding across specialties. In the field of Musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine, an MSK ultrasound can be a great tool to...
Point-of-Care Ultrasound is Redefining the Way We Evaluate Muscle Trauma
A recent analysis by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) showed that musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions impact approximately 1.71 billion people globally. According to the World...
Ultrasound Guided Injections
Victor Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) A Brief History of Joint Injection Joint injections have been performed since the end of the 19th century. Clinicians would inject...
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This blog comes from our friends at Peachtree POCUS. Visit their site for the original post and for additional resources. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is an...
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