POCUS Toronto

Point-of-Care Ultrasound @ University of Toronto. Ultrasound training from beginner to fellowship level.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: Airway ultrasound is a viable adjunct to standard endotracheal tube confirmation methods.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: Pediatric EP-performed POCUS appears to be an effective screening tool for testicular torsion without delaying operative care.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: After adequate training, emergency physicians can successfully perform resuscitative TEE during cardiac arrest.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: In experienced hands, POCUS is highly accurate for diagnosing shoulder dislocation

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: POCUS for SBO is associated with shorter time to diagnosis.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: In healthy volunteers, handheld US devices can produce RUSH images of similar quality as traditional machines

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: POCUS optic nerve sheath diameter measurement may aid in the monitoring of cerebral edema during treatment for symptomatic hyponatremia

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: The SPEED protocol can help guide decision-making for imaging in suspected aortic dissection

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: AI shows promise for detecting systolic and diastolic dysfunction when applied to expert-acquired cardiac POCUS

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: PENG block is a potentially promising alternative to fascia iliaca block for hip fracture analgesia

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: ED clinicians can visually estimate TAPSE with reasonably high sensitivity and specificity on pre-recorded clips

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: EP-performed MAPSE measurements are a helpful rule-in test for decreased LV function in the ED

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: In patients with normal liver function tests and no gallstones or sludge, assessment of the CBD has limited utility or clinical impact

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: Using bedside bladder POCUS to assess bladder fullness before pelvic US reduced time to imaging and total ED length of stay for pediatric patients

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: Ultrasound guidance improves the success and efficiency of lumbar puncture in obese patients.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: POCUS has the potential to reduce ED length of stay and hospital admissions when used for diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: POCUS shows promise as a rapid bedside tool to help identify necrotizing fasciitis in the ED

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: US guidance improves IV insertion for patients with difficult or moderately difficult access but is less efficient and less successful for easy access patients

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: US-guided PENG block provided significantly better pain control over opiates for acute hip fractures in the ED, with fewer adverse effects and need for rescue analgesia.

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POCUS Journal Club take-home point: US guidance significantly improved overall success for medium joint arthrocentesis compared with landmark technique

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