Demonstrating Feasibility of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)-Guided Inpatient Transthoracic Echo Triage Decision Pathway

Stephanie M. Conner; Mustafa Husaini; Maya Fiore; Mohamed Ramadan; Benjamin Hoemann; Nicholas Arnold; Farhan Katchi; Crystal Atwood; Carol Faulk; Karl Wallenkampf; Jing Li – Prolonged inpatient length of stay (LOS) is associated with worse clinical outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is commonly utilized in cardiac evaluation of hospital inpatients but is associated with prolonged LOS and may not always be necessary. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) may help reduce the need for inpatient TTEs.

Troubleshooting Transvenous Pacemakers with Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Emily Gohde; Seth Lotterman; Ikram Irfanullah; David Hansen; Felix Pacheco; Adam Wise; Matthew Tichauer; Trent She – We discuss two cases that illustrate the utility of POCUS in troubleshooting unsuccessful or difficult TVP placements. Thereafter, we describe a workflow for future TVP placements and offer some troubleshooting tips.

Grayscale POCUS images of a 25-year-old female standardized patient showing (A) sagittal view with a linear, hyperechoic structure within the lumen of the abdominal aorta and (B) transverse view with a normal, anechoic lumen of the abdominal aorta.

A Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Artifact Mimicking an Aortic Dissection: A Case Series

Olivia Klee; Julia Buechler; Molly Fears; Caroline Gosser; Kahra Nix – In this case series, we describe an artifact that mimics a dissection involving the abdominal aorta that was found on a young, healthy, thin female medical student who was acting as a standardized patient. A radiology-performed ultrasound of her abdomen confirmed the abdominal aorta as normal. This same artifact was subsequently seen on three additional young, healthy, thin, female medical students.

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Used to Rapidly Diagnose Both Renal Colic and a Symtomatic Abdominal  Aortic Aneurysm in an Elderly Man with Left Flank Pain

Rie Seu; Ariella Gartenberg; Rachel Mirsky; Aamir Bandagi; Nicole J. Leonard-Shiu; Reema Panjwani; Nora McNulty ;Trevor Dixon; Michelle A. Montenegro ; Michael Halperin – A 70-year-old man with a history of tobacco use, hypertension, nephrolithiasis, chronic systolic heart failure, and recent diagnosis of a 5 cm infrarenal AAA one-month prior presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset left flank and lower back pain for two weeks

Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts

Stephanie K. Leung; Ria Dancel; Riya N. Soni; Ariadna Perez-Sanchez; Michael J. Mader; Haitham Al-Wahab; Thomas W. Conlon; Maria V. Fraga; Javier J. Lasa; Andrea Matho; Hannah Smith; Nilam J. Soni – The primary objective of this study was to compare the image quality, ease of use, and overall satisfaction of six handhelds available in the United States when used by pediatric POCUS experts. Additionally, we sought to identify the most and least important characteristics of common handhelds per pediatric POCUS experts.