Ultrasound GEL

It's bubble time! This fascinating paper investigates counting the number of seconds that bubbles can be seen in right side of the heart after a flush as a means to diagnose right heart failure. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/167 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38597847/

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/155https://www.awakeandawarebend.com/a/2147793147/QULTuhF9

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

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/

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

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/

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

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

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/