Bakers cyst is easy to diagnose via ultrasound. See its characteristic talk bubble shape in this short video tip: Interested to learn more about MSK soft tissue...
Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
Can POCUS Diagnose Foreign Body or Air in Soft Tissue?
Can POCUS Diagnose Foreign Body or Air in Soft Tissue? By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is valuable in managing patients suspected to have...
Webinar: MSK Soft Tissue Ultrasound
MSK Soft Tissue Ultrasound During this webinar, Dr. Simone Rudnin will discuss the various applications of ultrasound in detecting conditions such as cellulitis, abscesses,...
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: 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...
Painful IV Site
A 23-year-old male patient was admitted in the hospital and was receiving IV fluids and IV antibiotics. He complained of pain in the forearm where the IV was being administered....
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...
Dorsum of the Foot
A 45-year-old male presented to the clinic with complaint of pain, swelling, redness on the dorsum of the right foot for 5 days. The following ultrasound image was obtained while...
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...
Forearm Injury
A 24-year-old male presented to the clinic after sustaining injury to the right forearm. A MSK POCUS was performed. The following image was obtained. What is the diagnosis? A....
Recent Posts
We’re excited to kick off a new project with the faculty of University of Santo Tomas (UST). The focus is on building point-of-care (POCUS) capacity, enabling UST...
By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Hydronephrosis is defined as the dilatation of the major and or minor calyces and the renal pelvis due to an obstruction to the flow of...
By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Introduction Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in individuals less than 45 years old. Approximately 80% of individuals...
Recently we had the opportunity, in collaboration with Amref International University, to sponsor a webinar for the National Nurses Association of Kenya. The topic of...
By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Introduction The gallbladder (GB) ultrasound examination can be challenging at times due to patient body habitus or bowel gas. With...
By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Introduction Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is defined as a focal dilatation of a segment of the abdominal aorta with an outer wall to...
By Shelby Jones Shelby is a senior at George Mason University studying public health. She is a current intern with POCUS Certification academy working within the...
By Victor Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS - Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition in which a thrombus develops in a deep vein,...
By Victor Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS - Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction The parasternal long axis (PLAX) view of the heart is a relatively easy view of the heart to obtain...
