Podcast #116 - POCUS Improves Patient Understanding and Satisfaction

10/09/18 • 11 min

TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

Continuing in our month long discussion of point of care ultrasound (POCUS), we move to talking about patient understanding and satisfaction. This is all in conjunction with Practical POCUS which will be having courses at the end of this year. We have previously heard that the use of bedside ultrasound has helped with patient satisfaction, but a recent paper investigated the benefits with improving patient understanding.

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Podcast #115 - To POCUS or Not to POCUS Renal Colic and Flank Pain

The month of October is often associated with Halloween and people think "hocus pocus" but this time we are promoting point of care ultrasound (POCUS) with a month-long discussion of subjects regarding bedside ultrasound. This is all in conjunction with Practical POCUS which will be having courses at the end of this year. Our first topic, ultrasound for the diagnosis of urolithiasis.

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Podcast #117 - Check the Bladder Before the Radiology Performed Ultrasound

Although point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable tool, there are times that a formal radiology performed ultrasound is needed. We continue our October POCUS month marathon with a discussion on this topic and how we can improve success for our radiology colleagues. Mainly, we want patient's to have a properly sized bladder that will allow for the best imaging on transabdominal pelvic ultrasound.