Greetings POCUS people! The weather finally seems to have calmed down (this westcoast girl has been sweltering in the humidity - bring on the rain!), the leaves are turning, and the smell of pumpkin spice lattes fills the air. It's officially fall - a whole new season of POCUS goodness. The Case This is a 69-year old male post-PEA arrest admitted with [...]
Happy Monday POCUS enthusiasts! First off - as Dany mentioned last week, his time with us has sadly ended and I'll be taking the reins as the sole POCUS fellow and COTW curator. I don't expect to be able to match his level of Dad jokes (he did write the answers to last week's COTW below, for those of you needing one last plethora [...]
Hello again people's republic of POCUS, It's already time to get your final sun fix before the fall comes. Yes, the seasons are about to change once more. And, sadly, much like sunny days of summer, my time as your POCUS prefect and as the geek who brought you the case of the week is coming to an end. I want to thank you [...]
The Case Our first case features a familiar foe. A young woman has been readmitted to ICU for respiratory failure. Her first stay was for right sided endocarditis due to Staphylococcus trumpus (or something like that, I may have failed my ID rotation). Her lung ultrasound suggests it may have been deported to a new home. COTG [...]
A tremendous Tuesday to you POCUS platoon, Today's POCUS lesson is sure to teach you a thing or and have you feeling as light as air. Without a further ado, let's get at it The Case Our COTW comes from the Cardiac surgery recovery unit where an unfortunate sexagenarian is suffering from some hypoxemia post mitral valve repair through a right chest [...]
The last week of August is here already so get your whites out before they go out of fashion (done this mean I need to drop my gain after labor day?). If you're feeling that pre long weekend prostration the POCUS posse is here to help you power(doppler) through. The Case Our case of the week features a 63M admitted in the [...]
A blithesome beginning of the week my B-line chasing brethren (and sisteren?) Hopefully you've all returned home energized from the recent CRUS course and are ready to Make Artefacts Great Again! If you're still looking for a little extra inspiration, the COTW/COTG has you covered, so let's get down to business. The Case Our first case features a 69F admitted with SOB [...]
Happy Monday A-line Aficionados, The best week of the year is finally here, CRUS week! It's time to see old friends, share some laughs and rediscover the pleasure of finding the costodiaphragmatic angle in healthy volunteers. But for now, lube up it's COTW time! The Case Our COTW case comes from ED POCUS Pro Pedagogue Drew Thompson. It features a young gentleman with testicular cancer and a history of [...]
Hi POCUS pros, Congrats to Les Bleus on a sweet World Cup win and on the soccer world for teaching us how to feign catastrophic illness severity (some of those collisions looked like they had an Injury Severity Score of at least 76). But enough of that, let's get your week kicked off right with a healthy dose of cool POCUS cases from the [...]
Hi all, Happy Monday all. The best day of the week because it's time for COTW! This week's cases come from none other than the Donald (aka the POCUS POTUS) who was late for his meeting with the Queen acquiring these great scans. So blow past them old ladies to get a front row seat, it's POCUS time! The Case Our COTW features a tough [...]
