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The Well-Tempered Sonographer

This week, we are embolizing information from my microphone straight into your ears, as I have a systematic review covering the accuracy of DVTs performed by EM providers and a trial looking at how well a new diagnostic measure called the RV bubble time does in looking for RV dysfunction.

• This week's script/show notes
• Paper 1: Hercz D, Mechanic OJ, Varella M, Fajardo F, Levine RL. Ultrasound Performed by Emergency Physicians for Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Systematic Review. West J Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;25(2):282-290. doi: 10.5811/westjem.18125. PMID: 38596931; PMCID: PMC11000565.
• Paper 2: Cohen A, Li T, Bielawa N, Nello A, Gold A, Gorlin M, Nelson M, Carlin E, Rolston D. Right Ventricular "Bubble Time" to Identify Patients With Right Ventricular Dysfunction. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Apr 10:S0196-0644(24)00095-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38597847.
• A primer on performing DVT studies from POCUS 101
• Dr. Sara Crager on Rescuing the Right Ventricle

Your questions and comments are welcome at [e-mail].

Content review for this episode was done by Dr. Titus Chu, ultrasound faculty in the Wright State University Emergency Medicine program.

The views expressed in this podcast are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Defense or U.S. Air Force.

The theme music was adapted from the Prelude in C# major from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, volume II, as performed by Raymond Smullyan. It was used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.