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uOttawa PoCUS Infographic Project

uOttawa PoCUS Infographic Project

by Celina DeBasio, CSypkes, Michael Woo | Sep 16, 2021 | Featured, Ultrasound

The uOttawa PoCUS Infographic Project is a student-led initiative developed by two University of Ottawa medical students, Caleb Sypkes and Celina DeBiasio, under the expertise of Dr. Michael Woo.  While PoCUS is a critical skill to develop, it can be difficult for...
Point-of-Care Ultrasound diagnosis of Endocarditis

Point-of-Care Ultrasound diagnosis of Endocarditis

by Darren Wong, Michael Woo, Brandi Read | Feb 6, 2020 | Featured, Ultrasound

A healthy patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) where you are working one night. He complains of a four-day history of progressively worsening fatigue, constant and diffuse headache, neck stiffness, fever, chills and night sweats. There was no associated...
Is PoCUS a reliable predictor of outcome during cardiac arrest?

Is PoCUS a reliable predictor of outcome during cardiac arrest?

by Michael Woo, Elizabeth Lalande, Shahbaz Syed | May 16, 2019 | Featured, Ultrasound

    Sudden cardiac arrest represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur annually in the United States, with resuscitative efforts extending into the Emergency Department (ED)...
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