By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Ob/Gyn and Abdomen (APCA) Pneumothorax is the presence of air outside the lung and in the pleural space. The pleural space is the potential space...
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Webinar: Pulmonary POCUS
Pulmonary POCUS During this webinar, Dr. Heesun Choi shows us how to perform pulmonary point-of-care ultrasound. She demonstrates how to identify a variety of pulmonary...
Small pleural effusion
A 45-year-old female presented with dyspnea and cough for 5 days. A POCUS lung ultrasound was performed which revealed a small pleural effusion. The image below was acquired in...
Lung Ultrasound
A 35-year-old male presented with dyspnea and chest pain for 3 months. After performing a physical examination, the physician decided to perform a POCUS lung ultrasound. The...
Improving Accessibility to POCUS Training
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...
POCUS Lung – Introduction to A-lines and B-lines
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Lung ultrasound has gained popularity in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic showed the power of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and...
Choosing POCUS Can Decrease Radiation Exposure in Pneumonia Patients
Pneumonia is the number one cause of death in children and the second highest cause of adult hospital admissions. In 2020, cases of the infection spiked due to COVID. Medicine®...
Lung Ultrasound: Journey from Ineffective to A Highly Beneficial Form of Assessment
There was a time when using ultrasound to assess the lung was considered altogether ineffective. This reasoning stemmed from the fact that ultrasound energy dissipates rapidly by...
Educators Find Success Teaching POCUS to Medical Students Online
As point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) rises in popularity, so does the need for POCUS instruction. Handheld imaging is often considered the modern-day stethoscope, allowing...
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