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Drew B-Lines

@DCBrotherston

Husband/dad, General Internist, POCUS zealot, Alum @GIMtoronto and CCUS @westernsono, Core IM @UCalgaryIMRP, Metalhead, guitar, he/him
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Drew B-Lines @DCBrotherston
Adding to this important PSA from Dr. @katiewiskar - scene from pre-thora in the outpatient clinic... we went somewhere else
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Katie Wiskar Verified account @katiewiskar Mar 29, 2023
PSA: this is why we ALWAS scan with colour doppler (or CPD, in this case) to look for vessels prior to thoracentesis.

Indicator is toward patient's head, so the vessel is running on the superior aspect of the rib --> right where you'd normally poke
#POCUS #MedEd
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Drew B-Lines @DCBrotherston
If you are not training folks on the curvilinear in #lungultrasound then you NEED to read this paper by @WalshMH @LeoS_GIM @JaneveDesy @IM_POCUS @GoffiAlberto @joelle_stpierre really stellar work!
Are you team curvilinear or phased array for #lungultrasound?

We asked 166 internists/trainees to interpret common lung pathologies from each probe and found:
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