Christine Butts

Associate Professor of EM at LSU in New Orleans, writer of EM News "Speed of Sound"

[AAEM @aaeminfo]

Bedside ultrasound demonstrates a large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Pre-register for an ultrasound pre-conference course when you register for #AAEM23 to master these skills: https://t.co/vZqQg0cldw #EmergencyMedicine #MedTwitter #pocus #ultrasound

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

Point-of-care #ultrasonography is increasingly used to #diagnose rare but deadly conditions, such as acute #aortic dissection, say Huafu Chen, MD, Sahrish Ekram, MD, Joseph Colla, MD, & Christopher Parker, DO, of @UICBrownCoat #FOAMed #ultrasound #POCUS https://t.co/pwUZ1Utues

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Good lord

[Clement Lee, MD, MSc @ClementLeeMD]

happy Thursday to everyone except the parasites swimming in this man's testicles

#MedTwitter #IDTwitter
Source: @NEJM

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

A 32yo woman presented to the #ED with #abdominalpain & #ultrasound showed an intrauterine pregnancy with fetal movements and heart rate, but @EMNSpeedofSound says #EPs shouldn’t stop looking. #Whatsthediagnosis #FOAMus #FOAMed https://t.co/rAuys0u4Oy

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

#Transesophagealecho is theorized to be better in #resuscitation than #TTE, writes @EMNSpeedofSound: Pulse checks using #TTE averaged 23 seconds, palpation alone 15 seconds, and #TEE 12 seconds. #FOAMed #FOAMus https://t.co/ujPo2BfnfT

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Such sad news. He told me once that he thought I was a good writer and I almost levitated. Just an extraordinarily kind man and an absolute giant of our field.

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

#EM legend and longtime EMN columnist James R. Roberts, MD, passed away on July 22. Read EMN Editor Lisa Hoffman’s tribute to an extraordinary physician, mentor, and friend. https://t.co/O138RW7u9g

[MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound @MH_EMultrasound]

Pt with gallbladder wall thickening and free fluid from CHF fluid overload. Remember, there are a lot of things that can cause GB wall thickening, not just primary biliary disease. #POCUS #Ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMus #Gallbladder

[Jailyn/Ben @coreultrasound]

I realized I don't have a whole lot of basic content on the site. This week is all about artifacts!

#POCUS Artifacts Part 1: https://t.co/2d1qlP8k7W

YT if you happen to like that: https://t.co/FBwcTWjyHH

#FOAMed #Medtwitter

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

@EMNews @blakebriggsMD Love your choice of pic to go with the article!

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Oof

[Brandon Morshedi, MD, DPT, FACEP, FAEMS @BMorshediMD]

Rant #2 from ATLS this morning…

My EMERGENCY-MEDICINE trained instructor just called the ultrasound the “FAST Machine” and I nearly choked on my coffee.

We must not disrespect such a beautiful & important piece of equipment that has saved our a$$ many times in the last decade!

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Abortion won’t go away. It will just be much less safe.

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

A very sad day. I’m afraid for my patients, for my residents, and honestly for myself. Abortion is now illegal here in Louisiana with no exception for rape or incest. It can still occur when the mothers life is in danger if 2 physicians agree.

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

In my 20s I worked at @PPFA for a year. You might be very surprised at the women having abortions. They are from all walks of life and ages. Some even told me “I don’t believe in abortion”. Yet there they were. The thing in common? They were all desperate not to be pregnant

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Amazing Job to all our residents!!

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Every year, we award the Scanny Awards to the best ultrasounds from @NOLA_EM - our residents do some incredible work. Here are this year's winners...

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

And the final award, the WTF Award goes to Drs. Kelsey Byrd and Natalia Glynn, for the case of Stars in her Eyes, a finding of Asteroid Hyalosis

[Christine Butts @EMNSpeedofSound]

Oooh…I like this

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

Learn about #EM from actual #EPs like @3rdRockUS; @ERGoddessMD; Stacy Harmon, MD; @EM1MinuteGuru; James R. Roberts, MD; @edwin_leap; Tom Belanger, MD; @Eleytherius; & @EMNSpeedofSound in the new issue at https://t.co/DMcKWaqH6z. #FOAMed