Resilience is a word that has been bandied around a lot of late…

what with pandemics and earthquakes and storms! And this week we went an entire week off the grid – no electricity, nada, zero, zilch. It was our own Halloween disaster. But we kept pushing through and with the support of a great team and the help of all those on the courses the past few days we made it. Just as well sonographers do it best in the dark.

But if I hear one more reference to it all being a test of resilience I think a gel bottle will quickly become airborne…

But nothing stops us from producing the #weeklywrap – check out the goodies this week.

And as always let us know if there is something you’d like to promote or if there is something we missed.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – Allan and the crew had fun in last night’s Coaching Corner discussing how to reduce x-ray ordering using POCUS. Keep your eyes peeled for the recording soon…

5 November

A week’s a long time in politics & a lifetime when teaching #POCUS without power!
But with the support of a great team & learners we did it 😎
Just as well sonographers do it best in the dark
If we hear one more person say it’s all been a test of resilience a gel bottle may fly… pic.twitter.com/X3KDN2SREj

— Zedu Ultrasound Training (@zedunow) November 4, 2021

Rebellion21: Not Your Gallbladder – Clutch Diagnoses in RUQ Pain via @Ma_Gel_N https://t.co/BwMIV59eR3#FOAMed #FOAMus #Rebellion21 pic.twitter.com/9VPQnt1iVc

— Salim R. Rezaie, MD (@srrezaie) November 4, 2021

Wow! So many great #POCUS articles published recently. Scrupulously compiled for your viewing by @shawn_sethi Check em out! #USGEL
https://t.co/ewe6il2cbE pic.twitter.com/3u0O3fI1tG

— Michael I. Prats (@PratsEM) November 4, 2021

1/ 3D Models for introductory #POCUS of the neck

This view is in the 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with the probe marker to the 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁, if standing at the head of the bed pic.twitter.com/EEKWm5eiIg

— Ernest Fischer, MD (@EAFischer) November 4, 2021

@PedCareonline

Feasibility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosing Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in the Emergency Department

4 November

Great infographic of @SameerSharifMD's study of the diagnostic test characteristics of #POCUS for cholelithiasis and cholecystitis
Learn biliary POCUS and use it!
Link to @CJEMonline paper: https://t.co/t4XXQUGHYu https://t.co/oxUS9JCO9y pic.twitter.com/VzhVB0rplJ

— Dan Kim (@dan___kim) November 3, 2021

Final typeset version of our article is available now. In this review, my senior author @nephrothaniel & I discuss the meaning, scope and practical aspects of #POCUS in #Nephrology.
🔗https://t.co/ic6LMEY3vz
Right in time for @ASNKidney #POCUS session! (11/4, 2PM PDT)#Nephpearls pic.twitter.com/pM9B0WiVgJ

— NephroPOCUS (@NephroP) November 3, 2021

A nice piece from an alternative journal on handheld #POCUS devices.@features a few of us including @yaletung @load_dependent #FOAMed #FOAMcc #medtwitter #foamus @Sean_M_ONeill @jrobi09 @vscan @GEHealthcare @ButterflyNetInc https://t.co/oEXfwPDqr3

— Jonny Wilkinson (@Wilkinsonjonny) November 3, 2021

SoR calls for urgent consideration of #sonographers regulation in letter to health secretary @sajidjavid from @ScoRmembers chief executive @RichardEvans40 co-signed by the leaders of ten stakeholder organisations #radiographers https://t.co/RQL6QHPohW pic.twitter.com/IG01QeXreh

— SCoR Members (@SCoRMembers) November 3, 2021

Want to learn more about pericardial tamponade? Check out our latest video by @mtabbut about the Cardiac FAST. https://t.co/Z6qjWaQNWR#POCUS #Ultrasound #FOAMed #FOAMus #EmergencyMedicine #Trauma #CriticalCare #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/o29S9uOpzD

— MetroHealth Emergency Ultrasound (@MH_EMultrasound) November 3, 2021

This @BMUS_Ultrasound /ASA podcast looks at the importance of supporting #sonographer education in developing countries. Through major partner @RadAccBord, the ASA supports training, mentoring & virtual learning programs. #supportingsonographers
https://t.co/3FFqrntYeW pic.twitter.com/bc59gPVKFQ

— ASA (@asasonography) November 3, 2021

Pediatric Small Talk – The Rule of 6: Pediatric Abdominal Surgical Emergencies #FOAMed #FOAMped @pemuvm1 @EMHighAK @long_brit https://t.co/tHqYVoEBhm

— emDOCs Team (@emdocsdotnet) November 3, 2021

We were fortunate to interview some of the modern day #pocus greats such as: @NephroP @iceman_ex @Wilkinsonjonny @DRsonosRD @jchristianfox @katiewiskar @nilamjsoni

Get the #pocus manifesto and read their stories here: https://t.co/HrV0iMHACU

— THE POCUS Manifesto (@POCUS_Manifesto) November 1, 2021

3 November

#regionalanesthesia
How I Do It: 💥Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block💥 @ASRA_Society
👉 https://t.co/GI6jeEch8A
An excellent description 👆🏿with 😻images👇 Dr Sivakumar & Dr Karmakar 👏👏@ESRA_Society @RegionalAnaesUK @NarouzeMD @jeffgadsden @Ropivacaine @ajrmacfarlane pic.twitter.com/myQPWjenvN

— 🩺 Hari (హరి 🇮🇳) Kalagara (@KalagaraHari) November 3, 2021

Ever heard of the Transgluteal Sciatic Block? Me neither! Thankfully @GoldyMD is here to show us how we can help our patients with trauma and even radicular sciatic pain!https://t.co/9ZhMLYFFYs#FOAMed#POCUS Q-bank here: https://t.co/QRqId246qNhttps://t.co/SWxjbUo2MG pic.twitter.com/0v7M0umOCl

— Jailyn/Ben (@coreultrasound) November 2, 2021

Ultraschall in der Medizin

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Part II: Joint Pathologies, Pediatric Applications, and Guided Procedures

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Level of Diffusion and Training of Lung Ultrasound during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A National Online Italian Survey (ITALUS) from the Lung Ultrasound Working Group of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)

@PedRadJournal

Imaging features of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome or veno-occlusive disease in children

2 November

Echocardiography

Transgastric imaging—The key to successful periprocedural TEE guiding for edge-to-edge repair of the tricuspid valve

@ESICM

Cardiac injury in COVID-19

1 November

#POCUS
🆙check out this month @ASRA_Society 💥POCUS Spotlight 💥 on #gastricultrasound
What is the fasting status 🍻 🍱🥤? How do you prevent Airway 🫁 Aspiration?
👉 https://t.co/V7787rijfE Thx @PerlasAnahi @richellekruiss 🙏 @ESRA_Society @RegionalAnaesUK @ASALifeline
👆🏿 pic.twitter.com/kIRVn0z4Ad

— 🩺 Hari (హరి 🇮🇳) Kalagara (@KalagaraHari) November 2, 2021

#FOAMed Case: https://t.co/zizRVjdU9r

• 59 y/o male with 2 hours of acute back pain; PT history includes hypertension
• PT had BP of 79/44 mm Hg, a pulse rate of 76 beats/min, respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min and oxygen saturation of 87% on ambient air pic.twitter.com/OYu2kESk3B

— ACEP Members (@ACEPNation) November 1, 2021

@JACEPOpen

Lung ultrasound in predicting COVID-19 clinical outcomes: A prospective observational study

@JACEPOpen

Point-of-care ultrasound for the evaluation of toe pain

31 October

@markamagee @jeff_sono proving #size doesn’t matter! #POCUS @TempleEM
The effect of display size on ultrasound interpretation https://t.co/S7Jur6ybyJ

— Temple Point-of-Care Ultrasound (@TemplePOCUS) October 31, 2021

Radiology Case Reports

Giant epidermal inclusion cyst of the axilla: a case report with diagnostic ultrasound imaging features

Radiology Case Reports

A case of pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa in a pediatric patient

Radiology Case Reports

Utero-cutaneous fistula following cesarean section: A case report

30 October

It’s the 29th day of #blocktober! Ever struggle with blocks for the upper abdomen? The external oblique intercostal block is a new technique that provides reliable coverage of both the midline & lateral upper quadrant. We use it for subcostal incisions–how about you? #DukeRAP pic.twitter.com/0B91CqeBEJ

— Jeff Gadsden (@jeffgadsden) October 29, 2021

Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques

Repeated echocardiographic imaging of aortic stenosis: Real-life lessons

Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques

Left atrial volume index predicts adverse events in asymptomatic moderate or severe aortic stenosis

Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques

A rare case of acute myocardial infarction related to mobile papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Right ventricle early inflow-outflow index may inform about the severity of pneumonia in patients with COVID-19

@AIUMUltrasound

Rapid 8-Zone Lung Ultrasound Protocol is Comparable to a Full 12-Zone Protocol for Outcome Prediction in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

@DovePress

What are the Optimal Renal Ultrasound Parameters for Detecting Small Kidney in Young Children?

@WINFOCUS

Language of transducer manipulation 2.0: continuing to codify terms for effective teaching