James Porter

Follower of Jesus. Rural Family Physician trying to make it in the city. Here for the #FOAMed #RuralFamMed #PoCUS #FMPoCUS

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Had a great time this morning with False Bay Hospital clinical team, playing @EM3FOAMed Education Games. Did "ECG Bingo" and "Is It ACS?". Excellent way to ensure team engagement, especially if chocolates are prizes! #FOAMed #FamMed https://t.co/HHrDRIlPAC

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Excited for our @SAAFP1 Pre-Conference PoCUS workshop, led by @GusiPocus with local Family Physician trainers. I’ll be there to take many selfies. So come join on 6 Sept in Cape Town! #FMPoCUS #PoCUS

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@SAAFP1 @Spdpleroux looking forward to this!

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Saving this post for when our newly acquired EZ-IO dies!

[Simon McCormick @DrSimonMc]

Hacking (figurative and literally) an EZ-IO gun to keep for training purposes.

Reduce, repurpose, reuse, recycle to keep MedEd green.

[Dr Aidan Baron @Aidan_Baron]

Safe POCUS requires that one can articulate the pre-test probability which justifies the scan, and the positive and negative likelihood ratios of that specific POCUS exam performed. POCUS without a basic understanding of Bayesian clinical decision making is perhaps dangerous.

[Klaus von Pressentin @klausvon]

We are excited to invite you to the official launch of the Dept of Family, Community and Emergency Care on Wed, 23 August 2023.
Guest speakers include Dr Imtiaaz Sooliman (Gift of the Givers) and Dr Keith Cloete (Head of Health & Wellness, WCG).
@GiftoftheGivers @WestCapeHealth

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@Amiera_ab @SuperSportTV @DStvCare @DStv Once again it changes over to Portuguese as soon as the race kicks off! Why have you not fixed this @DStv @DStvCare ?!

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@Amiera_ab @SuperSportTV @DStvCare @DStv Customer care suuuper helpful

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

Study findings do not support the treatment of elevated inpatient blood pressures in hospitalized older adults without evidence of end organ damage and highlight the need for randomized clinical trials of inpatient blood pressure treatment targets. https://t.co/wXQy3j8XcW

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Nice view of Mitral Stenosis with my @ButterflyNetInc with anterior leaflet as a hockey-stick shape or diastolic doming. #PoCUS #FMPoCUS #EchoFirst

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Had fun with my new @Oculine1 mount to go with my @ButterflyNetInc. Makes vascular access much easier. Thanks for hooking me up @zebra_medical

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Looking forward to the South African release of this feature!

[Anjé Gregory @AnjeGregory]

Oh #butterflyiq, you “B-line” beauty. This is going to be a game changer for the lungs pre-set. Cutting edge AI tech.
#zebramedical #POCUS #ultrasound #lungs https://t.co/EXeCUBF73v

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Reopening our GA theatre service at False Bay Hospital! Got to find veins with my @ButterflyNetInc. And hang out with @Spdpleroux. My doppelgänger @montmorency314 was even there. Good to be back in theatre again. @zebra_medical @AnjeGregory #FMPoCUS #PoCUS

[Christoff Bell @ruralBell]

Paediatric palliative care for the generalist | Ambler | South African Family Practice - #MedTwitter #PalliativeCare #Foamed https://t.co/AhafoP7Zfd

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

A good reminder for myself, to scan all the way through to the apex. This little dude was trying to hide from me. Also some pretty smoke / spontaneous echo contrast. #PoCUS #FMPoCUS #EchoFirst

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Had lots of Difficult Airway fun this morning at False Bay Hospital. Ducanto D Grip, Front of Neck Access, SALAD and test-driving our re-discovered Video Laryngoscope. Thanks to @rosshofmeyr and @Spdpleroux for the mannequin and @sebdehaan for material #FamMed

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

More fun with my @zebra_medical @ButterflyNetInc. Young patient scanned with @skaapie7, IV drug user with clinical infective endocarditis. Ended up with a positive fungal blood culture. A very unhappy aortic valve. PoCUS helped us expedite cardiology transfer. #FMPoCUS #IMPoCUS

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@Doc_Megz @TAKEALOT Their “listing price” that they base their discount claims on are never accurate

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@Doc_Megz @TAKEALOT Use this website to track Takealot’s historical prices: https://t.co/rKAcEdKSnC

Their % discounts are never accurate!

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

@SurferKirst Hahaha reminds me of the lecture thyroid @jessmary_smith did almost entirely from Awkward Yeti comics. It was amazing

[James Porter @drjamesporter]

Mid 20s female with a couple of recent presentations of abdo pain and vomiting. Always normal bloods, vitals and exam. Labelled as dramatic. Quick PoCUS changes disposition!

Such a pretty gallstone and acoustic shadow. #FMPoCUS #PoCUS