May 2017

Thanks to Dr Raj Patel 

(40min)

Discussion points:

1. ED point of care ultrasound is focused on answering simple yes / no binary questions that help the clinician with management decisions.
2. The RUSH protocol is a useful schema for identifying life threats, and can also be remembered using ‘HIMAP‘ – (heart, IVC, Morrison’s, Aorta, pneumothorax)
3. Familiarity with ‘normal’ and development of technique can be best achieved by scanning healthy patients

See also:

Brief notes on probe position from the Family Practice Notebook:

Ultrasound resources from Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine

Brief notes on HIMAP from Life in the fast lane

RUSH protocol – Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension

(36min)