When I’m eavesdropping on other peoples conversations at ultrasound courses, I often hear people talk about compressing the vessel you want to cannulate to make sure its a vein and not an artery (if you happen to be placing a peripheral … Read More

This week, we’re going to explore Haney Mallemat’s top three central line placement tips and tricks.  This episode was shot during a phenomenal hike in the Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  Check it out and let me know what you … Read More

Next on my US-guided IV series: Who gets an IV? (Spoiler alert, this procedure isn’t for all patients). The patients who should be getting USGIVs should be the following: At least 2 staff members have tried 3 times (total) to get … Read More

Ultrasound-guided IV’s… This often simple procedure has had probably the biggest impact in my practice and has greatly affected my patient care for the better.  I’ve found myself becoming more and more passionate about this the more I use it, and I want to tell … Read More

This week, we look at a patient with severe bradycardia.  The monitor is showing pacing, but…is it, though?   If you want more cool sonos or if you need some guided hands-on AND would like to do it at Jackson … Read More

  Ben Smith (@ultrasoundjelly) and I have been working on this phenomenal education tool, The Wheel of Echo! Check it out and let me know what you think.

Many of you probably already perform isolated ulnar, median and radial nerve blocks.  But… what about all three of them at the same time? Here we talk about a case where we anesthetized the entire hand using 3 nerve blocks … Read More

This week I’m joined by Jess Mason of EMRAP HD and This Won’t Hurt a Bit, two podcasts that if you haven’t subscribed to yet, you must! We talk about a case where the CT scan missed a veritable hacksack … Read More

Issues watching it? Download the episode here This week we’re going to talk about a case where I was able to quickly and safely disposition a patient home based solely on an ultrasound…. and a UA. If you like hanging … Read More

Have you ever had a busy emergency department? Have you ever had a patient with a fracture that you needed to sedate and you wish you didn’t have to? Well, wish no further and do a nerve block. This week … Read More