Robert Jones, DO Profile picture
EM | POCUS | Asst Dean Clerkship Education- MHMC/Case | Opinions are mine | RTs not endorsements I Case hx all changed to de-identify
Feb 3, 2021 17 tweets 11 min read
Known distal UVJ stone. Has new rt flank pain. Mild hydro but what else? #POCUS #IMPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #MedTwitter @ACEP_EUS @SeeWithSound @PhilipsPOCUS @IMPOCUSFocus @medpedshosp @NephroP @jminardi21 @HeyDrNik @TomJelic @cianmcdermott @MH_EMultrasound @thepocusatlas Area of increased echogenicity of parenchyma seen in upper pole. @Manoj_Wickram @tomkehrl @MH_EMultrasound @MetroHealth_EM @Casscln @ria_dancel @cm_lopresti @DRsonosRD
Jun 3, 2020 9 tweets 5 min read
Differentiating portal venous gas from pneumobilia on ultrasound. See thread. #POCUS #FOAMus #FOAMed #IMPOCUS #MedEd #MedTwitter #ultrasound @ACEP_EUS @USIGcleveland @MetroHealth_EM @aedrake65 Case 1. Liver TRV sweep. Which is present? Answer poll.
May 19, 2020 9 tweets 6 min read
Pt-Bilat LE pain/swelling 5 days.Prior hx of unprovoked DVT/PE years ago but off meds due to insurance. See thread. POCUS DVT #POCUS #IMPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #FOAMcc @ACEP_EUS @medpedshosp @cianmcdermott @jminardi21 @grepmeded @siddharth_dugar @msiuba @NephroP @SonoStache What POCUS DVT protocol to use? 2-point or 3-point or extended? With or without Doppler? Meta-analysis showed good performance of 2 and 3 point POCUS but need to understand POCUS compression limitations if only compression used: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31145304/?from…
May 12, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
Patient with RUQ abdominal pain. Difficulty finding GB. Pt denies history of prior abdominal surgery and no scars seen. See thread. #POCUS #IMPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #MedStudentTwitter @medpedshosp @NephroP @grepmeded @cianmcdermott @ACEP_EUS @PhilipsPOCUS GB Sag and TRV sweeps. GB not seen. No surgical clips seen. Contracted GB, agenesis of GB, ectopic location of GB, prior removal (and patient forgot--it does happen)?
Mar 24, 2020 11 tweets 7 min read
Short image tweetorial on thoracic ultrasound findings in pneumonia. #POCUS #IMPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #Medtwitter #Meded #COVID19 @medpedshosp @cianmcdermott @msiuba @siddharth_dugar @grepmeded @NephroP @emresidents Normal lung ultrasound. A-profile with thin pleural line with lung sliding. Linear transducer used.