Hospital for Special Surgery 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition and Interpretation Eric R. Heinz1, Omar Al-Qudsi2, David L. Convissar3, Marianne D. David1, Jennifer E. Dominguez2, Stephen Haskins4, Christina Jelly5, Anahi Perlas6, Anita N. Vincent1, Yuriy S. Bronshteyn2 1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 4Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, 5Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 6Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network This protocol introduces two methods for image acquisition in gastric ultrasonography. Additionally, tips are provided for interpreting this information to assist in medical decision-making. Medicine Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Rebecca G. Theophanous1, Vinca W. Chow2, David L. Convissar3, Stephen C. Haskins4,5, Robert A. Jones6, Hari K. P. Kalagara7, Yuriy S. Bronshteyn8 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 4Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, 5Department of Anesthesiology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, 6Department of Emergency Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 7Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 8Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine Traditionally, lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is diagnosed by radiology-performed venous duplex ultrasound. Providers appropriately trained in focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can perform a rapid bedside examination with high sensitivity and specificity in critically ill patients. We describe the scanning technique for focused POCUS DVT lower extremity examination.
