The GEL Jr. squad returns to discuss a very important topic - ultrasound in pediatric cardiac arrest. Using a recent article as a diving board, they cannonball into the pool of evidence.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/172https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39043130/

New series alert! GEL World is about bringing together the global ultrasound community. In this first episode, we travel to Ireland with ultrasound champion Dr. Cian McDermott.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/171

Delia and Creagh travel to Houston, Texas to regale audience members of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) Scientific Assembly with their tales of ultrasound literature misadventures.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/170

Mike chats with two special guests representing the BlockHeads - a collaborative group dedicated to furthering the use of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in the emergent setting. Find out what they have been up to and how you can join in!https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/169

The GEL Jr crew back with a topical episode on bronchiolitis. When you scan the lungs of these kids what do you see, and more importantly.... what does it mean??https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/168https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37897916/

It's bubble time! This fascinating paper investigates counting the number of seconds that bubbles can be seen in right side of the heart after a flush as a means to diagnose right heart failure.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/167https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38597847/

GEL x SCUF back again! This year at the annual meeting of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships, the GEL team interviews several up-and-coming leaders in POCUS about a variety of fascinating topics.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/166

Are two planes better than one? Creagh, Mike, and Jailyn investigate a paper on biplane technology for placing central venous catheters.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/165https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37742018/

In this Bonus Cut author interview, Zack and Mike go off the rails by interviewing the author of a case series describing a fascinating and mysterious procedure - the transgluteal hydrodissection! Guest Gabe Rose gives us the low down of how this nerve block alternative might be the way to go to help a radicu-lous amount of patients.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/164https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36933988/

The GEL Jr team strikes back with a fascinating topic - using POCUS to guide response in the treatment of Crohn's disease! Join the gang as they peristalse their way through an article describing this inflammatory idea.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/163 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32453126/

In this Father's Day Special, Mike interviews his old man about the state of point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery. All sorts of learning ensues.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/162

It's been a while since we talked about Venous Excess Ultrasound, aka VEXUS. There is still a lot of buzz around this concept, but not a lot of honey (honey is evidence in this metaphor). Ross Prager, international friend to POCUS researchers everywhere, joins Mike to discuss what's new and where this is going.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/161

Part 2 of the discussion with Rachel Liu and Cian McDermott for Yale Emergency Medicine podcast day. Now the banter turns to a favorite topic: POCUS in cardiac arrest - is there a right or wrong way to do it?https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/160Sponsor: Echonous

Creagh and Mike were invited to speak at the first ever Yale Emergency Medicine Podcast day! They join their old buddies Rachel Liu and Cian McDermott to discuss podcasting and POCUS in cardiac arrest. This is part 1 of 2. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/159Sponsor: Echonous

The GEL trio return to discuss an old idea made new again - the mitral annular plane systolic excursion, aka MAPSE. How good is it compared to other methods for estimating left ventricular function?https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/158https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36933334/Sponsor: Echonous

In this Special Edition ep, Mike interviews the multi-talented Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss. They share some of the wisdom they have gleaned from their experiences as physicians, mentees, mentors, authors, academicians, ultrasound experts, and humans.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/157https://www.harpercollins.com/products/microskills-adaira-landryresa-e-lewiss?variant=41082651443234

The GEL Jr. team is back and they have a bone to pick. What's the deal with using ultrasound for forearm fractures in kids? They examine a recent article on this topic from the New England Journal of Medicine.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/156https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37256975/

In September 2023, the GEL crew traveled to Portland, Maine to do some on-the-street reporting at the annual conference for the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF).  What evolved was a series of incredible mini-interviews focusing on the different paths to ultrasound and the exciting new frontiers of ultrasound technology. This is Part 2 of 2.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/155https://www.awakeandawarebend.com/a/2147793147/QULTuhF9

In September 2023, the GEL crew traveled to Portland, Maine to do some on-the-street reporting at the annual conference for the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF).  What evolved was a series of incredible mini-interviews focusing on the different paths to ultrasound and the exciting new frontiers of ultrasound technology. This is Part 1 of 2. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/154https://www.awakeandawarebend.com/a/2147793147/QULTuhF9

Have you been PENG attention? This block is everywhere! In this episode, we talk about the preliminary data for the PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block used for analgesia of acute hip fractures in the emergency department.https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/153https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35652877/