Ultrasound GEL

Lightning Talks

GEL x SCUF back again! This year at the annual meeting of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships, the GEL team interviews several up-and-coming leaders in POCUS about a variety of fascinating topics.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/166

Biplane Needle Guidance

Are two planes better than one? Creagh, Mike, and Jailyn investigate a paper on biplane technology for placing central venous catheters.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/165
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37742018/

Transgluteal Hydrodissection

In this Bonus Cut author interview, Zack and Mike go off the rails by interviewing the author of a case series describing a fascinating and mysterious procedure - the transgluteal hydrodissection! Guest Gabe Rose gives us the low down of how this nerve block alternative might be the way to go to help a radicu-lous amount of patients.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/164
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36933988/

Pediatric Crohn’s Disease

The GEL Jr team strikes back with a fascinating topic - using POCUS to guide response in the treatment of Crohn's disease! Join the gang as they peristalse their way through an article describing this inflammatory idea.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/163
 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32453126/

General Surgery POCUS

In this Father's Day Special, Mike interviews his old man about the state of point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery. All sorts of learning ensues.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/162

VEXUS Updates

It's been a while since we talked about Venous Excess Ultrasound, aka VEXUS. There is still a lot of buzz around this concept, but not a lot of honey (honey is evidence in this metaphor). Ross Prager, international friend to POCUS researchers everywhere, joins Mike to discuss what's new and where this is going.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/161

Yale EM Podcast Day Part 2

Part 2 of the discussion with Rachel Liu and Cian McDermott for Yale Emergency Medicine podcast day. Now the banter turns to a favorite topic: POCUS in cardiac arrest - is there a right or wrong way to do it?

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/160
Sponsor: Echonous

Yale EM Podcast Day Part 1

Creagh and Mike were invited to speak at the first ever Yale Emergency Medicine Podcast day! They join their old buddies Rachel Liu and Cian McDermott to discuss podcasting and POCUS in cardiac arrest. This is part 1 of 2. 

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/159
Sponsor: Echonous

MAPSE

The GEL trio return to discuss an old idea made new again - the mitral annular plane systolic excursion, aka MAPSE. How good is it compared to other methods for estimating left ventricular function?

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/158
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36933334/
Sponsor: Echonous

MicroSkills

In this Special Edition ep, Mike interviews the multi-talented Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss. They share some of the wisdom they have gleaned from their experiences as physicians, mentees, mentors, authors, academicians, ultrasound experts, and humans.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/157
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/microskills-adaira-landryresa-e-lewiss?variant=41082651443234