Tag: cardiac

Tom Jelic’s EDE 3 Journal Club

Steve Socransky • January 3, 2017 • 0 Comments

Prior to the Christmas break, Dr Tom Jelic held another EDE 3 online journal club. Tom, now glad to be back in Winnipeg (even in January??), did a masterful job summarizing several articles from the recent POCUS literature. About a dozen of the EDE 3 instructors and participants were able to attend and share their […]

Hypothermic Heart on POCUS

Steve Socransky • April 21, 2014 • 0 Comments

This never-ending winter reminded me of hypothermia case that I saw a number of years ago. It was an elderly female in her mid-70s with an unclear history. She was found on the ground at the entrance to her home by family one morning in the middle of winter. EMS was activated. She was found […]

A very scary abscess story

Greg Hall • January 13, 2014 • 0 Comments

Dr. Andrea Unger is an emergency physician and avid POCUS educator. She has recorded some of the scariest images you will ever see when it comes to abscesses, reinforcing why ultrasound should be a crucial part of your exam of potential fluid collections. [Ed.] I was asked to come and see a patient, by a […]