Ultrasound GEL

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

Distal Forearm Fractures

The GEL Jr. team is back and they have a bone to pick. What's the deal with using ultrasound for forearm fractures in kids? They examine a recent article on this topic from the New England Journal of Medicine.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/156
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37256975/

People, Progress, POCUS (Part 2)

In September 2023, the GEL crew traveled to Portland, Maine to do some on-the-street reporting at the annual conference for the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF).  What evolved was a series of incredible mini-interviews focusing on the different paths to ultrasound and the exciting new frontiers of ultrasound technology. This is Part 2 of 2.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/155

https://www.awakeandawarebend.com/a/2147793147/QULTuhF9

People, Progress, POCUS (Part 1)

In September 2023, the GEL crew traveled to Portland, Maine to do some on-the-street reporting at the annual conference for the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF).  What evolved was a series of incredible mini-interviews focusing on the different paths to ultrasound and the exciting new frontiers of ultrasound technology. This is Part 1 of 2.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/154
https://www.awakeandawarebend.com/a/2147793147/QULTuhF9

PENG Block

Have you been PENG attention? This block is everywhere! In this episode, we talk about the preliminary data for the PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block used for analgesia of acute hip fractures in the emergency department.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/153
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35652877/

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