The appearance of high quality hand held ultrasound machines mean we will all have imaging available at our finger tips. This talk details a personal study on the impact this can have on families. It also outlines the frequency of incidental findings and raises questions regarding the risk:benefit ratio in the discovery of an incidental finding. The financial and emotional costs of incidental findings are also enormous. For those practicing POCUS – the simple single question focused form of bedside ultrasound – one should remain focused and not be distracted by incidental findings you are not qualified or taught to recognise. Communication regarding the limitations of your scan are far more important. In those with advanced ultrasound education identification and further consideration of incidental findings is appropriate.
SonoBYTE: Mitral Valve Magic by James Rippey
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‘Everything’ at the End of Life
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, critical care, Dying, End of life, 0
The meaning of ‘everything’ from the perspective of the patient, their family, their doctor and their health economist. We...
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Helping Without Harming
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, communication in critical care, Debriefing, feedback, interprofessional education, negotiation, performance gaps, 0
You’ve been resuscitating the patient for hours and finally caught up with volume. You come back on your next...
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Prehospital Care: The Future is Now
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, future, medtech, prehospital, Resuscitation, Trauma, 0
Trauma is an epidemic. It is globally the biggest killer in young people.This talk will outline the current deficits...
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Neuroimaging Nibble Subtle SAH
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Uncategorized, CT, Subtle Subarachnoid haemorrhage, 0
Neuro Imaging Nibble: Subtle Subarachnoid haemorrhage on CT by Jordan Bonomo
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Voices in my Head
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Failure, medicine, mindfulness, performance, Resuscitation, Self-compassion, 0
We are all imperfect, this is the human condition. Pursuing a career in resuscitation means that some of our...
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The Problem with Physiology
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, hemodynamics, outcomes, Physiology, 0
Critical care clinicians can change physiology with a number of tools. They can repeatedly, often and mercilessly change physiological...
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Four Tragic Dog Deaths: Lessons in Program Design and Development
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, Administration, emergency medicine, innovation, medical education, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Program Design, Research, 0
Academic programs are built on four main pillars: clinical excellence, research, education, and administration. These apply whether you build...
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Diagnosing Meningitis – CSF lactate, procalcitonin and fungitell, when to pull the trigger on steroids/abx?
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, antibiotics, bacteria, brain, CSF, CT, emergency department, fungitell, lactate, LP, Meningitis, Neuro EM, procalcitonin, steroids, 0
The golden hour of meningitis involves rapid identification, workup, and treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of meningitis is...