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Image of diagnosis of PFO Contrast Transthoracic Echocardiography    Online PoCUS Training

Review: Point-of-care ultrasound in pregnancy: gastric, airway, neuraxial, cardiorespiratory.

This is a review article that looks into the use of PoCUS in the anesthetic management of the obstetric patient. The article reviews the use of ultrasound for assessment of aspiration risk, airway management, placement of neuraxial blocks and the diagnosis and follow-up of cardiorespiratory dysfunct...
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Image of diagnosis of PFO Contrast Transthoracic Echocardiography    Online PoCUS Training

Analysis: Self-learning of point-of-care cardiac ultrasound — Can medical students teach themselves?

Training of PoCUS is challenging, time-consuming and resource-intensive. This study evaluated whether training process can be simplified by allowing medical students to self-train with web-based cardiac ultrasound software....
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