A 3.5-year-old previously healthy boy presented with two episodes of non-bilious and non-bloody emesis to the pediatric emergency department six hours following a minor abdominal trauma.
What was the first tool used? A POCUS FAST exam, followed by CEUS.
Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/19131/
POCUS isn’t just images on a screen. It’s the Presence, Observation, Connection, Understanding, and Story at the bedside. Every scan becomes a moment of shared clarity, compassion, and truly patient-centered care.
Read more here to see the full story: pocusjournal.com/article/19432/
New POCUS Journal Podcast Episode! “Measurement of Systolic Blood Pressure Using POCUS With Color Doppler Compared to with an Intraarterial Line”
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SHARP Exam is a POCUS-based protocol targeting:
S - Ovarian torsion
H - Hydronephrosis
A - Appendicitis
R - RUQ free fluid
P - Pregnancy
A practical framework that mirrors eFAST and RUSH, but for RLQ pain.
Learn the protocol here: pocusjournal.com/article/18493/
🩻Picture this: A 44-year-old battling brutal hand pain from ALI due to a self-inflicted artery crunch after a fentanyl injection.
Options:
Opioids? ❎
Surgery? ❎
POCUS? ✅
💡This first-of-its-kind case flips the script on refractory ALI pain.
📖 Read here: pocusjournal.com/article/19734/
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The November 2025 issue of POCUS Journal is now live. Explore innovations in point-of-care ultrasound, new educational strategies, case insights, and more.
📘 Read the latest issue today on our website and stay at the forefront of POCUS practice.
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🔎 POCUS has become a useful tool in the placement of temporary Transvenous Pacemakers. EM doctors detail how using POCUS doesn’t just help with central venous access; It visualizes pacemaker wires as they advance into the heart, and flags complications.
📖 Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/18073/
📊 A 26-day-old boy was referred to the pediatric ED for evaluation of a neck mass.
💡POCUS is the preferred imaging modality for detecting neck masses and for differentiating and supporting the diagnosis of fibromatosis colli from other neck masses.
Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/17787/
🔎 Pediatric POCUS experts put 6 handheld ultrasound devices to the test — comparing image quality, ease of use, and overall performance across common pediatric POCUS scans.
📊 Dive deeper into what experts suggest: pocusjournal.com/article/18722/
🫁 How well can physicians detect absent lung sliding on POCUS?
A recent study evaluated physician agreement when using both B-mode and M-mode to identify lung sliding.
📊 The result?
📖 Read the full study to find out: pocusjournal.com/article/17807/
There is a lot of excellent POCUS content on your website. We are new to this platform and launched Neo in 2024. I look forward to more podcasts from PJ. Thank you! www.neoultrasound.com
📍 POCUS for Feeding Tube Confirmation in the PICU?
🍼 In the PICU, ensuring accurate feeding tube placement is critical. A new study explored POCUS as a bedside alternative over radiographs
📖 Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/17785/
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🔍 Check out the DIVOT Protocol — a simple yet powerful way to use Doppler with thoracic ultrasound to spot vessels before procedures like thoracentesis. A must-read for clinicians that could make a big difference in your next case!
📖 Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/18071/
🚲 A 66-year-old trauma patient developed sudden painless vision loss after a bicycle accident. Ocular POCUS identified an irregular, echogenic lens, which is consistent with a traumatic cataract.
💡 POCUS is a powerful tool in early detection of ocular injuries.
🔗 pocusjournal.com/article/18110/
A 58-year-old presented with a 3 week history of left-sided facial pain and gradual swelling - without fever or signs of infection. POCUS was performed, showing an echogenic stone within a dilated left parotid duct.
📖 Read more: pocusjournal.com/article/18657
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Point-of-care ultrasound is evolving.
Once used mainly to confirm or exclude diagnoses, POCUS now supports multi-organ assessments—integrating scans & clinical data to guide nuanced bedside decisions.
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Read:
pocusjournal.com/article/18408/
A patient came to the ED with chest pain, but the ECG didn’t meet STEMI criteria. Due to suspicion, cardiac POCUS was done and showed a reduced TAPSE—pointing to isolated right ventricular MI. This highlights how TAPSE can catch rare but critical diagnoses.
Read: pocusjournal.com/article/18433/
A patient with a Staph aureus bloodstream infection and persistent fevers had multiple negative TTE and TEE scans—but suspicion for endocarditis remained high.
Daily advanced cardiac POCUS was able to reveal an aortic valve vegetation missed by typical echo!
Read: pocusjournal.com/article/17855/
