Can a Quick Look Lung Ultrasound Exam Performed During Echocardiography Provide Valuable Information? The Prognostic Value of Comets and Effusions

Garibyan, Vartan N.; Phan, James N.; Showalter, Brian K.; Kimura, Bruce J.

doi:10.1016/s0735-1097(14)61072-x

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“…19 The basal pleural spaces are viewed for the effusion sign, the presence of dark fluid present posteriorly in the costophrenic or costovertebral spaces. The presence of apical comet tails or basilar pleural effusions has demonstrated diagnostic accuracy, 20,21 are associated with a poor prognosis, [22][23][24][25] and can be easily learned. 26 Lastly, the subcostal view evaluates right ventricular enlargement and inferior vena cava (IVC) plethora and serves as an alternate view of the left ventricle when the parasternal view is poor or inaccessible.…”

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Creating a Novel Cardiac Limited Ultrasound Exam Curriculum for Internal Medical Residency: Four Unanticipated Tasks

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Shaw

Amundson

et al. 2016

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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Over the past two decades, our internal medicine residency has created a unique postgraduate education in internal medicine by incorporating a formal curriculum in point-of-care cardiac ultrasound as a mandatory component. The details regarding content and implementation were critical to the initial and subsequent success of this novel program. In this paper, we discuss the evidence-based advances, considerations, and pitfalls that we have encountered in the program's development through the discussion of four unanticipated tasks unique to a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum. The formatted discussion of these tasks will hopefully assist development of ultrasound programs at other institutions.

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