By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Ob/Gyn and Abdomen (APCA) Pneumothorax is the presence of air outside the lung and in the pleural space. The pleural space is the potential space...
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The POCUS Pelvic Examination Can Help Women with Post-menopausal Bleeding
By Alaa Elzarka MD, PhD, OB GYN Lecturer, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine Abnormal uterine bleeding is considered a common problem for women during their childbearing period....
Can POCUS Diagnose Foreign Body or Air in Soft Tissue?
Can POCUS Diagnose Foreign Body or Air in Soft Tissue? By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is valuable in managing patients suspected to have...
POCUS in Acute Kidney Injuries
POCUS in Acute Kidney Injuries By Rolando Claure Del Granado Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome caused by a multitude of hemodynamic, toxic, and structural insults...
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder (KUB) Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with Some Examples of Commonly Encountered Pathology in the Point of Care Setting
By Victor Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Introduction Transabdominal ultrasound is a quick and easy modality to clinically assess a patient presenting with signs and symptoms that...
The MissionPOCUS 2023 Grant Award Goes To…
Rockville, MD, June 07, 2023 – Today the Inteleos Foundation and the POCUS Certification Academy under Inteleos announced Compañeros En...
Top Five FOAMed Resources for POCUS: A Medical Student Review
Top Five FOAMed Resources for POCUS: A Medical Student Review Author: Mel Ebeling, BS Artifact? Attenuation? The Doppler Effect? Fanning vs. Sliding vs. Rocking? Let’s face it,...
Spleen Ultrasound – How to Measure Length of the Spleen and Assess for Splenomegaly with Ultrasound
By: Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS- Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction The spleen is an intraabdominal organ and is the largest organ of the lymphatic system. The healthy adult...
Volunteers Are the Bedrock of the POCUS Mission
What is the benefit of volunteers? The question seems silly, but if we stop and think, it’s difficult to tally all the ways volunteers are crucial to our mission. It’s not...
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – Is the Blood Clot (DVT) Always Visible on B-mode Ultrasound?
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS- Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition in which a blood clot develops in a deep vein, usually in the...