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Torino, Piemonte
Joined December 2019
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Ultrasound: “no evidence of cholecystitis” Op report: “gangrenous cholecystitis with extremely friable tissue. Purulent drainage with manipulation of gallbladder.” I've seen this many times. Thread 1/
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Loss of #ultrasound signal in a cyclic manner, corresponding to the cardiac cycle - “gap” in imaging due to “air” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Students: What view is shown? What is your interpretation? Residents: This patient arrives with a BP of 80/40. How do you manage his hypotension? #raysofgray #POCUS #ultrasound #FOAMed #MedEd #emergencymedicine #medicalstudent #resident
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#POCUS quiz of the day: What is the anechoic structure indicated by arrows? Window - parasternal. One ICS lower than usual. #MedEd #FOAMed
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Young female with chest pain. Students: What cardiac view and findings do you appreciate? Residents: What is your differential? #raysofgray #POCUS #ultrasound #FOAMed #MedEd #emergencymedicine #medicalstudent #resident
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In 2018, we published the Practical Guide to Critical Ultrasound. This free open access resource is available Apple Vol 1 A apple.co/36p2QuO Vol 1 B apple.co/3KQkaI8 Vol 2 apple.co/37XbXTG Google Play App: lnkd.in/e4igBmcy
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Emergency Ultrasound School retweeted
Some lung POCUS pitfalls:
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FREE REOURCE for #POCUS —ultrasoundbox.com —Newly released #POCUS question bank —Created by friends @MaimoUltrasound @EMRES_MGHBWH @thepocusatlas et al —Free online resource —Designed for the community by the community
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Reason #76567 why #pocus should be standard of care: rare life threatening diseases can present just like common ones. 75 yo female h/o COPD, a fib presented to the hospital with chest pressure. BNP negative Troponin 0.05 EKG with no ST changes
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#POCUS technique for the evaluation of acute proximal DVT in the right lower extremity. CFV =common femoral vein, GSV = great saphenous vein, FV = femoral vein, DFV = deep femoral vein. From this nice paper by @DrGalenMD & colleagues 🔗mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/17/390… #MedEd #IMPOCUS
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Any of my #pocus peeps utilize power Doppler during out of plane vascular access? Tiny artifacts from needle progression then a big 🍄 poof when it hits the vessel. #POCUS #vascularaccess @POCUS_Society @pocusfoamed @POCUS_Manifesto @Pocus101 @PracticalPOCUS @NephroP @POCUSbot
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Summarized here: features distinguishing B lines from cardiogenic pulmonary edema vs other causes From: ccjm.org/content/88/6/345.lo… 4/
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2️⃣Fluid responsiveness & fluid tolerance - an in depth summary of all the methods of determining if a patient would benefit from an IV fluid bolus or if that bolus would be harmful. Covers everything from CVP (👎) to PACs & IVC US (🤷‍♂️) to PPV, ETCO2, LVOT VTI & Bioreactance (👍)
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Assessment of fluid overload via @Manu_Malbrain #IFAD2021 can be done clinical, radiological, biochemical... or by using lung #POCUS but keep in mind potential limits of IVC assessment #FOAMcc #FOAMed #FOAMus
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More of a "faves" list than strictly landmark. Thanks to everyone who helped! #EBS
What are your favorite landmark or very important #POCUS articles?? Trying to get a good list together. Can be old or new
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Let’s continue to improve pain management in the acute care setting! Here’s a short bit on the Supraclavicular Block 🎥 Visit our nerve block page: thepocusatlas.com/nerve-bloc… FREE Nerve Block app by @thame: iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/nerve-… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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New 5MS vid on the RUSH exam! Peer reviewed by @emcrit (The creator!) Check it out here: coreultrasound.com/rush-exam… #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedTwitter
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ACEP is pleased to debut its new and improved Sonoguide, developed to help emergency physicians understand the scope and practice of emergency ultrasound. Check it out NOW at acep.org/sonoguide?utm_campa…
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Thoracic (lung & pleural) #POCUS in critical care: ➡️technique Evaluating & managing ➡️pneumothorax ➡️pleural effusion ➡️acute dyspnea ➡️pulmonary edema vs #ARDS ➡️pulmonary embolism ➡️interstitial processes ➡️MV support Narrative review #FOAMus #echofirst rdcu.be/cjirz
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