A 25-year-old female presented with a complaint of pain and swelling in the right hand for 3 days after being bitten by a gecko 3 days ago. A soft tissue POCUS examination was performed on the... Read more »
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Kidney stones, or renal calculi, are one of the most common health conditions patients experience in the urinary system. While approximately 90% of renal system calculi are radiopaque, 10% may... Read more »
In this 2-minute video, learn how to position the needle and transducer to visualize the needle's placement and trajectory during an ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injection. From the POCUS Bytes Webinar, Ultrasound-Guided Injections for Musculoskeletal Injections with Mark... Read more »
Join us on July 13th, 2022, at 12:00PM ET! POCUS training is being integrated more often into undergraduate medical education, giving developing clinicians an opportunity to learn transducer handling skills prior to residency. By utilizing resources already... Read more »
We are only two months away from the premiere of the second POCUS World Conference hosted by the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy™. The opportunity to gather with other POCUS users and educators to engage in... Read more »
This infographic walks through how to perform a female pelvic exam using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Click on the image to see the full infographic.... Read more »
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Over three million non-fatal injuries are reported in the U.S. annually, with more than 150,000 resulting in death. Comparatively, yearly, five million deaths occur worldwide due to injuries. In some... Read more »
In rural Guatemala, the indigenous Mayan population faces the challenge of limited access to quality healthcare. Mayan people face a variety of barriers to quality healthcare, including cost, distance, discrimination, and language. They experience life expectancies... Read more »
The topic of healthcare disparities isn't new news. Medicine has long struggled to ensure equal care and access for all and to all. Advances have brought the field further, reaching locations and people groups in unseen... Read more »
Opportunity gap. Food gap. Healthcare gap. These terms are often used to figuratively illustrate a literal need within a community. Responses to such “gaps” vary greatly—some may point and talk while others may build a bridge.... Read more »