The EMUGs Blog

Case Studies, Sponsored Posts, Profiles of our Community Members and worth-while Articles, curated for you.

Jun 26, 20241 min read

Bedside Echo Podcast

Bedside echo is a fascinating tool to assess critically unwell patients. To many, bedside echocardiography makes a huge difference in patien

May 6, 20242 min read

Assessing a Pericardial Effusion

Is there a pericardial effusion? A pericardial effusion is when there is abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity. It c

Mar 26, 20241 min read

Image Quality and Technical Limitations in Emergency Department Cardiac Point-Of-Care Ultrasound: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sierra Beck MD, FACEM , Haziq Aziz Shamri , Sean Coffey MBBS, FRACP, PhD , Megan Anakin PhD , Gillian Whalley PhD, DMU, FASE, FCSANZ...

May 25, 20231 min read

SLICE Algorithm

SLICE: An algorithm for incorporating ultrasonography in the assessment of shocked or breathless patients Huge gratitude to Lorena Zhang...

May 12, 20232 min read

Instructor Top Tips: Basic Echocardiography

Here, some of the instructors from the point of care echocardiography workshop at the SONIC Conference, share their top tips for the...

Apr 25, 20232 min read

Instructor Top Tips: Echocardiography - Intermediate/Advanced

Here, some of the instructors from the point of care echocardiography workshop at the SONIC Conference, share their top tips for the...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

A Novel Method for Estimating Right Atrial Pressure With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Background : Current noninvasive estimation of right atrial pressure (RAP) by either bedside jugular venous pressure exam or inferior...

Dec 15, 20214 min read

ECHO PERICARDIOCENTESIS CASE

By Dr Emma Batistich and Prof Peter Jones Dr Emma Batistich and Prof Peter Jones are Emergency Medicine Specialists at Auckland Emergency...

Apr 16, 20211 min read

Peri-Arrest POCUS

BY: Dr Nathan Peters and Dr Fran Williamson. This resource was created at the start of the COVID pandemic and demonstrates the use of...

Jun 26, 20201 min read

CASE STUDY: INTERESTING CARDIAC ARREST CASE - DR STEVE KORBEL

This is a very unusual case. A 74 yr old presented with constipation, he had a back- ground history of emphysema, and was otherwise well...

May 15, 20201 min read

GOAL-DIRECTED ECHO IN RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Watch this on-demand webinar hosted by Canadian ICU Medical Director, Dr Robert Arntfield in conjunction with Fujifilm Sonosite,...

May 15, 20201 min read

VASCULAR ACCESS & UTILISING ULTRASOUND IN CARDIAC AS WELL AS LUNG ASSESSMENTS FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS.

Matthew Ostroff, a 2020 Suzanne Herbst Award recipient, hosts an on-demand Webinar in which he discusses vascular access for the COVID-19...

Aug 28, 20192 min read

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM!

It's 10pm and the resident comes to me having seen a 61 year old lady who presents with a sudden onset of dizziness on standing. She is...

May 28, 20192 min read

CASE REPORT

ALLAN WHITEHEAD EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BASS COAST HEALTHCCPU (OTAGO) CCPU (ASUM) 46yo male sent to ED as a result of having a routine...

Mar 28, 20194 min read

BEDSIDE ECHO TO DIAGNOSE NATIVE VALVE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS - A CASE SERIES

Dr Jonathan Henry FACEM, GDipClinUS (University of Melbourne), CCPU (ASUM) Twitter: @DrJonoHenry @EmergencyEcho Facebook: ...

Jun 4, 20163 min read

RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEART

BY Cian McDermott The case: A 35 female was brought to ED by ambulance following a sudden collapse at home. At the scene – skin cold,...

Oct 14, 20151 min read

CASE REPORT: TO RUSH OR NOT TO RUSH

By Scott Flannagan Peer reviewed by Chris Partyka. Here is a challenging case I had a short while ago. Did the RUSH exam save the day?...

May 25, 20151 min read

CASE STUDY

BY CHRIS PARTYKA You are asked by a colleague to assist in performing a diagnostic tap on a patient with cough, fever and a CXR...