Back in the Xray โwet readingโ day, traumatic pneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis. So much so that, having captured pneumothorax by xray meant a delay of treatment, a mortal sin, in favor of diagnostics.
#pneumohemothorax#pneumothorax Butterfly Network, Inc. #POCUS
However, that changed with the introduction of portable XR and even better with the digital portable Xrays and the bedside handheld ultrasound. All these can be done in a fraction of a minute.
Delay, however, is multifactorial and may include assembling resources needed for the procedure itself, congestion in the workplace, having no bed, personnel training, anticipatory actions, skill sets, abilities and capabilities, and a multitude of other reason.
@Rick_Pescatore So does โI am the consultant.โ? as an evidence, anecdotal though. Instead, cite the evidence used for one to study or reflect upon. That way, the trainee would not use the excuse, thatโs the way I was taught, they were never presented the evidence to start with
After finishing Obstetrics POcUS Course of 123sonography, I am excited to do my first 10wk AOG POCUs with my Butterfly Network, Inc. . Excited to find some flickering and head and spines. And this is what I got. :( :(. This is the patientโs first consult for this pregnancy.