Zedu Weekly Wrap - 20 May 2022

It’s federal election season here in Australia…

and it has been a hot topic of debate over lunch, with everyone bringing different views from experience in the health sector from around the country. We’ve had the privilege of hearing the difficulties of providing maternal and child healthcare services to remote indigenous communtities, as well as the issues facing tertiary referral hospitals in our major centres.

I know politics is a taboo subject in many circles but we hope – whatever the outcome on Saturday – that it delivers compassion and sensibility to a sector that is facing significant distress, whichever way you look at it.

As always, if there’s something on the horizon that you’d like added to our weeklywrap – or something we’ve missed – let us know.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – Suean’s Coaching Corner on what it takes to become a Sonographer Educator in the Emergency Department (SEED) is available to view here – check it out.

If you’re a sonographer thinking about becoming a SEED – or a potential employer trying to understand what it takes to make the transition – take a look at our TRain the UltraSound Trainer (TRUST) course designed specifically to give you the teaching tools you’ll need to teach ultrasound on the run. We’re running this internationally recognised course in Australia for the first time in July and October – don’t miss out.

23 – 24 July | 22 – 23 October

20 May

@dr_larryi's newest jugular #pocus study is out on the preprint server! Using the IJ POCUS protocol, they were able to measure right atrial pressure within 3 mmHG 75% of the time and within 5 mmHG 98% of the time!https://t.co/qMvSjaQBqd

— POCUS Med Ed (@pocusmeded) May 19, 2022

19 May

Didn't catch Western Canadian US Rounds? Check it out here: https://t.co/9IhsKqLMKF #POCUS #CCUS @UAlberta_ICU @UAlberta_FoMD @iceman_ex @IM_POCUS @katiewiskar @LeoS_GIM @leonbyker @anddream16 @zedunow #SavingLivesWithSound

— Alberta Sono (@UAlberta_Sono) May 18, 2022

1/ Everyone has heard about subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients getting CT/CTA, angiogram, and EEG, but what about transcranial dopplers (TCD)?

Here's an #EmoryNCCTweetorials about how TCDs saved the day!#NeuroTwitter #ultrasound #MedTwitter #FOAMed @MedTweetorials pic.twitter.com/G0Gn6IuaSJ

— Jimmy Suh, MD, RPNI (@JimmySuhMD) May 18, 2022

https://twitter.com/chrisciencia1/status/1527072759364435970?s=20&t=meqF2CZ6hzckOF9XMWnq9Q

#POCUS for Temporal Arteritis!?!? It's true!

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Elderly male presents with right sided headache and blurry vision. He had tenderness with light palpation on the right temporal area. His story is concerning for Temporal Arteritis. labs are drawn. Could #POCUS clinch diagnosis?

— Josh Guttman (@drjgutt) May 19, 2022

Which stone is causing the problem? #POCUS #FOAMed #MedEd #MedTwitter #EMBound @NephroP @ACEP_EUS @MetroHealth_EM @ArgaizR @KalagaraHari @SmallsSono @medpedshosp @AndreaSzaboMD @Manoj_Wickram @TaotePOCUS @IMPOCUSFocus @IM_POCUS @jminardi21 @drshahrul80 @drjgutt @TomJelic @msiuba pic.twitter.com/FSdmHwxjHc

— Robert Jones, DO (@RJonesSonoEM) May 18, 2022

18 May

@WINFOCUS

Paradoxical venous air embolism detected with point-of-care ultrasound: a case report

17 May

RV failure in moderate-to-severe #COVID19 #ARDS
➡️strong predictor of mortality
➡️significant worsening of PaO2/FiO2, PaCO2 & ventilatory ratio (⬆️ pulm vasoconstriction) & ⬆️ driving P could contribute#POCUS mandatory especially if resp deterioration.
📎 https://t.co/OE56BuxeWz pic.twitter.com/dNIeo1yHcP

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 16, 2022

@itnEditor @AlamedaHealth #ArunNagdev, M.D., explains the rise in point-of-care ultrasound (#POCUS) since the start of the #COVID19 #pandemic: https://t.co/C9cK6NffgH

— ITN Editor (@itnEditor) May 16, 2022

@EMAJournal

Forearmed is forewarned: A prospective intervention observational time-series study of patient empowerment for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access

@AIUMUltrasound

Is it Nuts to Think About Sparing the Testicles?

@NorthwesternEM

Nephrolithiasis: Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography

16 May

Pediatric Pulmonology

Ultrasound-guided placement of Long Peripheral Cannula in children with Cystic Fibrosis.

14 May

Check out the latest video by @SLWerner_EM from our Ultrasound Grand Rounds about the Ultrasound of Bone. https://t.co/DQbSVBjLQr #Ultrasound #POCUS #Bone #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedTwitter

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) May 13, 2022

Paget-Schroetter Syndrome involves axillary-subclavian vein thrombosis associated w/ repetitive activity of the upper extremities. This case highlights how #POCUS can expedite the diagnosis of this rare disorder & prompt early intervention: https://t.co/UsYYOr0xAN #FOAMed #MedEd pic.twitter.com/I6J4pCuhmT

— POCUS Journal (@POCUSJournal) May 13, 2022