Case of the Week: June 6, 2019
Hello POCUS enthusiasts! Amanda Young, PGY5 in critical care, here. I decided to dip my toes into the POCUS QA waters and take on a more senior POCUS role this past week. We had some great cases this...
View ArticleCase of the Week: August 19, 2019
Hi Everyone! First, let me introduce myself. My name is Matt White and I am one of the new Critical Care Ultrasound Fellows at Western. I completed my EM and ICU Fellowship at Queen’s and am...
View ArticleCase of the Week: August 26, 2019
Hello POCUS peeps! This next case ramps up the technical difficulty a bit. It was one of my first TEEs of my fellowship, but it shows one of those classic findings we get excited for when we see it...
View ArticleCase of the Week: September 6, 2019
The Case Hi everyone! This is a 39 yo F post cardiac arrest NYD. She was in the weaning stages of her care and close to extubation, but she became newly febrile with increasing oxygen requirements....
View ArticleCase of the Week: September 12th, 2019
Hi everyone! This week has two interesting POCUS findings! The Case It’s a 78 yo M with unwitnessed syncope, a subsequent tib-fib fracture, who was eventually admitted to the ICU for persistent...
View ArticleCase of the Week: September 18, 2019
The Case Hi everyone! This week is a case of a 29 yo F with known severe pulmonary hypertension. The etiology was thought secondary to cocaine-induced idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension....
View ArticleCase of the Week: October 2, 2019
We’re going to take a break from Doppler this week and instead focus on the interpretation of a nice set of 2D images. Also, Katie Wiskar has returned for another 3 months of POCUS and is keen to...
View ArticleCase of the Week: October 15, 2019
The Case This week’s Case of the Week is taking us back to the basics with lung ultrasound. This is a 78-year old woman admitted a week prior with respiratory failure secondary to CHF exacerbation and...
View ArticleCase of the Week: October 22, 2019
Hi everyone. It’s Matt back today, so you’ll have wait until next week for more EyeScandy! The Case This is a case of a 56 yo F admitted with sepsis and MSSA bacteremia. A CT Head revealed several...
View ArticleCase of the Week: October 28, 2019
The Case This is a 74-year old gentleman with multiple medical comorbidities who was admitted to the ICU with septic shock and bacteremia. He’s had a tumultuous course in the unit and has been...
View ArticleCase of the Week: November 7, 2019
The Case This is a 54 yo M who presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure necessitating intubation and ICU admission. Post-intubation he had a P/F ratio of 54 despite a relatively unremarkable...
View ArticleCase of the Week: November 11, 2019
The Case This is a 40-year old man status post-liver transplant (several months prior) who has had a complicated hospital course. He is now re-admitted with presumed septic shock (query HAP) and has...
View ArticleCase of the Week: November 20, 2019
Hi everyone, Thought we would take a break from the world of echo this week and again illustrate how we are using transcranial doppler in the ICU at Western. The Case This is a case of a 52 yo F...
View ArticleCase of the Week: November 25, 2019
The Case This week’s COTW is a two-part special. This is a 70-year old man who presented with several days of diarrhea. Firstly, here are his abdominal images. What can you conclude based on these...
View ArticleCase of the Week: December 4, 2019
The Case 85 yo M polytrauma from a high-speed MVC. Now recovering in the ICU, still intubated, but over the last few days has had worsening oliguric AKI and is now on 10mcg/min of NE. The POCUS team...
View ArticleCase of the Week: December 9, 2019
The Case This week’s case is a 67-year old woman who presented for an outpatient EGD. Post-procedurally she became hypoxic, so was brought to the ICU for monitoring and NIPPV. She was initially...
View ArticleCase of the Week: December 18, 2019
The Case Hi everyone! This will be the last COTW for 2019 before we take a short holiday break. We will pick it back up in 2020 with more great cases! This is a 70yo F with a recent diagnosis of left...
View ArticleCase of the Week: January 22, 2020
Hi everyone, Happy 2020! Hope everyone had a great holiday! It’s great to be back at it with more great cases! The Case This is a 74yo F with a past medical history significant for ESRD and severe...
View ArticleCase of the Week: January 29, 2020
The Case This is 65 yo M who presented with acute hypotension, hypoxia, and worsening AKI in the setting of known severe pulmonary hypertension secondary to a previous PE (CTEPH). He was admitted to...
View ArticleCase of the Week: February 6, 2020
The Case This was a case of an 80 yo M, previously healthy, with no known significant previous medical history. He presented to the ED with acute decreased level of consciousness. The leading concern...
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