Ultrasound GEL

Femoral Doppler in Heart Failure

Bonus Cuts back again! Zack and Mike talk with guest Yale Tung-Chen about the POCUS vibe in Spain and his recently reviewed study on using doppler flow as a measure of right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/152

Artificial Intelligence for Echo

Mike flies solo and ventures into the wily world of artificial intelligence in clinical ultrasound. How well does the machine measure up to the expert when it comes to hemodynamic measurements with echo?

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/151
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36835888/

Heart Failure Extravaganza!

To celebrate 150 episodes we are doing a deep dive into one of POCUS's most beloved applications - acute heart failure. We bring in echo expert Sean Hickey to help delve into the ins and outs of the hearts, the lungs, and the IVCs.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/150

Trigger Point Injections

Another author-focused Bonus Cuts episode with Zack and Mike joined by the one and only Rob Farrow! Rob represents the research team behind the recently discussed US-guided trigger point article. Discussion ensues regarding the methodology, procedural pearls, and a strained Bob Dylan reference.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/149

Femoral Vein Doppler

Another cutting edge topic! These insatiable investigators propose to use doppler waveforms from the common femoral vein as a marker of right heart dysfunction in heart failure patients. Novel? Certainly. Useful? We shall see!

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/148
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37088380/

Vertebral Artery Injury

What if I told you that you could use ultrasound to find traumatic injuries to the vertebral arteries? I am not telling you that...yet. The team has some thoughts on this novel idea.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/147
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37087444/

The P2 Network

The GEL Jr crew sets up shop at the 2023 P2 Convention in Washington, D.C. and interviews the leaders of this organization about its history, purpose, and future.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/146
https://p2network.com

US-Guided Trigger Point Injections

Hold onto your hats - the latest episode discusses an application for ultrasound that you have probably never even thought about doing! Ultrasound-guided trigger point injections - do they work?!

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/145
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36214230/

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality ultrasound?! It is here, and it might be a valuable educational tool. Special host Shawn Sethi, usual but still somewhat special host Mike, and definitely special guest ultrasound educator Suean Pascoe discuss the available evidence and their own perspectives on this innovative technology.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/144

Diaphragmatic Dysfunction

Can looking at the diaphragm with ultrasound help us understand a patient's respiratory status? This is one of the first papers to look at this question in an emergency department population.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/143
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36680779/