
Ottawa DVT PoCUS Handbook
The Ottawa DVT PoCUS Handbook is a peer-reviewed, practical guide designed to support emergency clinicians in the bedside diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis using... Read more.

Echos of the Future: PoCUS in EM
How did ultrasound become a cornerstone of emergency medicine? What ultrasound skills should an emergency physician in Canada possess? And with the rise of handheld... Read more.

FOCUS your PoCUS!
Ever feel like your PoCUS image lacks clarity? Like.. you’re over the right area of interest but the lines aren’t crisp enough? In this post, our PoCUS... Read more.

Gallbladders Gone WILD
Have you thought about your New Year’s resolutions yet? Will 2025 finally be the year you commit to the gym? Did you splurge on that expensive new gym membership?... Read more.

Mastery of DVT PoCUS
Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains a skill with significant variability in local practice. While some physicians... Read more.

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IVs
What do you do when expert nurses tell you they can’t obtain IV access? Do you spend 20 minutes performing an invasive central line? Does your resident finally... Read more.

PoCUS Pearl – Tibial Nerve Block
Ever tried injecting local anesthetic into the bottom of someone’s foot? If you have, you’ll understand the incredible pain and difficulty in trying to anesthetize... Read more.

PoCUS Pearl – Measuring Fetal Heart Rate
We often talk about PoCUS for first-trimester bleeding. Is there an IUP? NDIUP? IDK? Yet one of the most common questions patients ask is; “Can you see the heartbeat?”... Read more.

Test characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute kidney injury.
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5d Gaudreau-Simard M, et al. Ultrasound J. 2024 Feb 22;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13089-023-00352-3. Question and Methods: The authors... Read more.

Is Shift Work Shortening your Life?
Social media headlines and evolving literature have highlighted the abysmal life expectancy of emergency room doctors. For example, Dr. Ken Milne, the creator behind... Read more.