POCUS Cases 10 Limitations, Pitfalls and Accuracy of POCUS for Ruptured AAA
March 8, 2021
Dr. Rob Simard discusses one of the most important uses of POCUS in the ED, and that is for AAA. He reviews the literature on...
Anton Helman
POCUS and Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies
January 18, 2021
Case: A 51-year-old woman, with no pertinent past medical history, presented to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of right hand pain after a large fragment from...
Marco Torres
EM Quick Hits 21 TXA in GI Bleed, Pediatric DKA, POCUS for Shoulder Dislocations, Lisfranc Injuries, Dexamethasone for COVID Pneumonia, Consultation Tips
August 11, 2020
Salim Rezaie on HALT-IT trial for TXA in unstable GI bleed, Sarah Reid on pediatric DKA update in fluid management and cerebral edema, Hans Rosenberg...
REBEL Core Cast 28.0 – Conference Pearls
February 26, 2020
Take Home Points No palpable pulse does not equal no perfusion. We aren’t great at feeling pulses Patients with moderate to severe signs and symptoms...
Ep 131 PEA Arrest, PseudoPEA and PREM – With Simard and Weingart
October 22, 2019
Rob Simard of POCUS Cases fame and Scott Weingart go beyond ACLS and guide you through the complex world of PEA. We discuss that the...
POCUS for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation
January 31, 2019
Background Information: The successful placement of an endotracheal tube (ETT) is a necessary skill all emergency physicians must possess. Performing life-saving interventions are understandably stressful as...
POCUS Cases 4 – Distal Radius Fracture Diagnosis and Reduction
July 17, 2018
In this month's POCUS Cases Dr. Rob Simard explains the role of POCUS in distal radius fracture diagnosis and reduction, how to troubleshoot finding the...
How Do You FEEL About Echo in Cardiac Arrest?
July 13, 2018
Background: Focused use of ultrasound in resuscitation of patients with shock and cardiac arrest has become increasingly embraced in both the emergency department (ED) as well...
Chest Pain, “Negative” Stress Tests, POCUS, & ECG Equations
April 30, 2018
I was working a busy shift in the ED, like many of us do, and the next patient I was going to see was a...