#IMPOCUS educational account sharing cases (fictionalized), ideas, EBM, and clinical integration. Not medical advice. Formerly PittIMPOCUS. #FOAMus.

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Highly recommend this course!!! (Not that we’re biased) also September is the best time of year in Colorado.
Advance your clinical toolkit by joining us Sept 18–19, 2025 for the @SocietyHospMed #POCUS Course in Denver! ✅3:1 learner-to-instructor ratio ✅16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ 💰Early bird pricing available through July 15 ℹ️: bit.ly/40Wz4r1 | #MedEd @IMPOCUSFocus
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This September, pair golden Colorado fall views with hands-on ultrasound training. 🍂 Join us Sept 18–19 for our @SocietyHospMed #POCUS Course at @CUAnschutz! Learn from experts, practice your skills, and take them straight to the bedside. 🔗: bit.ly/40Wz4r1
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Tomorrow is the LAST day to get early-bird pricing for our two-day #POCUS course in September! We're bringing in national experts to help individuals improve their #UltrasoundSkills with presentations and live practice 🩺 Register now 👉 bit.ly/40Wz4r1 @IMPOCUSFocus
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🚨 Just ONE WEEK left to secure early-bird pricing for our two-day #POCUS course on September 18-19 in Colorado. Don't miss out on these savings and the chance to level up your #UltrasoundSkills 👉 bit.ly/40Wz4r1 @IMPOCUSFocus @SocietyHospMed
Advance your clinical toolkit by joining us Sept 18–19, 2025 for the @SocietyHospMed #POCUS Course in Denver! ✅3:1 learner-to-instructor ratio ✅16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ 💰Early bird pricing available through July 15 ℹ️: bit.ly/40Wz4r1 | #MedEd @IMPOCUSFocus
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🚨 Just 2 weeks left to grab early bird pricing for our September 18–19 #POCUS course! Refine your bedside ultrasound skills and save your spot today. 🔗: bit.ly/40Wz4r1 | #MedEd @IMPOCUSFocus @SocietyHospMed
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Join us Sept 18-19 for our @SocietyHospMed Point of Care Ultrasound Course! You will receive hands-on training from national #POCUS experts and an opportunity to earn 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Register today for early bird deals 👉 bit.ly/40Wz4r1 #POCUS #MedEd
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Ready to level up your #UltrasoundSkills? Get an inside look at the SHM Rocky Mountain #POCUS Course happening Sept 18–19 in Denver! Spots are limited, secure yours now 👉 bit.ly/40Wz4r1
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A plug for this course to anyone who wants to learn pocus! Plus, it’s during ski season ;)
Our 2025 #POCUS course dates are up! Join us March 3-4, 2025, for a hands-on ultrasound skills course that will earn you 16 CME credits. Learn more about our @SocietyHospMed regional course and register today! bit.ly/40Wz4r1
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#POCUS is vastly superior to CXR when it comes to effusions -> detection, quantification and characterisation! What do we think is going on here? Poll below
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Replying to @IMPOCUSFocus
@IMPOCUSFocus Does anyone here have experience getting a private outpatient clinic to adopt a POCUS program? If so then how did you do it?
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Lots of good answers here! Let’s talk about that the findings were before I post the clip that gives it away 😉
#POCUS puzzle! 🤓 Can you come up with a unifying diagnosis for these 2 seemingly unrelated POCUS images? (From the same patient) Answer to come tomorrow! 😉
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Let’s talk about bleeding complications in paracentesis.
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Clinical reasoning levels up with #POCUS every Tuesday this month. See link below to get the unique zoom links to join us!
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Crowd souring: Do any #IMPOCUS people know studies on ability of novice POCUS users to adequately assess for RV strain and dilation? Have found a lot on LV function, pericardial effusion, IVC, but not RV. @DRsonosRD @NephroP @nilamjsoni @MDbenji @DrGalenMD @ria_dancel @IM_POCUS
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Any tips and tricks from our #proceduralists for LP success? @katiewiskar @ria_dancel @buckeye_sanjay @DrGalenMD @JosephineCool1 @ortizcx12 3/
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How many times do you reposition the needle if unsuccessful? 2/
33% 1-2
45% 3-4
16% >5
6% >10
49 votes • Final results
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Let’s talk about LPs! Do you use ultrasound? 1/
18% Always
31% Sometimes
51% Never
67 votes • Final results
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50👨🏻 SOB ortopnea ~ 3 weeks 🏥⤵️. 72h ago echo: LVEF ~30% 🆕〽️: HR 120-130(ST), BP 90/67 (74), CRT >6/ cold & altered 🧠. Sp02 94% NC 3l #POCUS ➖ LVEF < 30%. 🫁 Mild B profile. IVC > 2 cm. HV & PV ⚠️ 💮 Cardiogenic Shock Tx: Inotropic support ➡️ CC unit. Etiology (?)
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