Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The RUSH Exam - Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast

2/3/2022 Taylor Miller, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD , Alexis Salerno, MD, FACEP

Undifferentiated patients showing signs of shock have a high mortality rate. The Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) Exam is a protocolized ultrasound exam that can be done in minutes to

Critical Care , Ultrasound , Critical Care Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Augmenting the Physical Exam with Ultrasound Findings in Cardiac Tamponade

10/5/2021 Taylor Miller, MD , Alexis Salerno, MD, FACEP , Dustin Slagle, MD

Cardiac tamponade is a critical emergency department diagnosis, but it can be a difficult diagnosis to make based on physical exam alone. Clinical signs of tamponade are often late findings and can be

Critical Care , Ultrasound , Critical Care Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion: Finding Pulmonary Embolism Before the Crash

10/5/2021 Dustin Slagle, MD , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP , Taylor Miller, MD , Keerthi Gondy, MD

Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) can provide a point of care ultrasound assessment of right ventricular function. Although there are many emerging applications for this measurement,

Critical Care , Deep Dive in CritCare , Cardiology

Targeted Temperature Management: Deep Dive Into the Evidence

8/10/2021 Ryan Lee, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Marshall Howell IV, MD , Javed Osmani , Elizabeth Avakoff, DO, MPH , Brian Sumner, MD

This EMRA Critical Care Committee Deep Dive will review the current available literature on targeted temperature management for cardiac arrest.

Critical Care , Ultrasound , Critical Care Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Velocity Time Integral Before and After Passive Leg Raise--In Sepsis, When Is Enough (Fluids) Enough?

5/27/2021 Dustin Slagle, MD , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP

Velocity time integral (VTI), also called stroke distance, is an ultrasound measurement that can help the emergency medicine provider guide both differentials and treatment. Here we will focus on its

Critical Care , Ultrasound , Cardiology , Critical Care Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: E-Point Septal Separation to Estimate Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

5/26/2021 Taylor Miller, MD , Alexis Salerno, MD, FACEP , Dustin Slagle, MD

Emergency physicians have been shown to be accurate at visual estimation of the left ventricular ejection fraction without quantitative measurements. However, there is still value in a quick and easy