An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock spectrum, based on clinical presentation. I call it, “Think High or Think Low.” I made these cards for the new UCLA EM interns to wear with their ID badges. @UCLAEMRes #POCUS

Such an excellent review of ECG findings in occlusion MI in @AnnalsofEM A lot of value in reading and collaborating with our colleagues in other departments. Recommend reading! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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🧵regarding the introducer sheath commonly known as a 'Cordis' catheter. We'll go over what it was originally designed for and why it ended up being adopted by other specialties for entirely different reasons. Also we'll look at its accessories and see what's inside one. (1/ )

This is a high-yield, quick read about CT in acute stroke. @UCLAEMRes

We just published this in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology -- Advances (JACC Advances) "State of the Art Review".   It is a REALLY interesting read, using quotes from Thomas Kuhn's book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" (the book that coined the word "paradigm" and "paradigm shift").  Here is the first quote: “Scientific revolutions are inaugurated by a growing sense, again often restricted to a narrow subdivision of the scientific community, that an existing paradigm has ceased to function adequately in the exploration of an aspect of nature to which that paradigm itself had previously led the way.” —Thomas Kuhn Full text pdf: pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/…

This was fun! 😄

What a fun day 2 at #ACEP24! @atchiem & I are so excited for our @WINFOCUS pro con debate we decided to bring our costumes and shoot a few extras here 😅. Thanks to our volunteer videographer & extra/actor. @ACEPNow @ACEP_EUS

First-year medical students learned about POCUS (#PointOfCareUltrasound) from a team of @UCLAHealth physicians & senior med students. POCUS allows for safer procedures and more accurate & timely diagnoses: uclahs.fyi/dgsompocus

#TheyNotLikeUs 😎 Our new interns are here and we are so excited!

Congratulations to our graduating Class of 2024 ~ we are so proud of everything they have accomplished over the last 4 years and wish them the best of luck wherever they are going (or staying 🥰)! They are superstars and we know they are #ReadyForAnything #BestJobsinEM @CORD_EM

#VExUS in ADHF! #VExUS improved the prediction of in- hospital mortality compared to other indices of venous congestion! doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2024.…

Had a great time at #NKFClinicals #POCUS workshop! @NKF_NephPros Happy to have shared the stage with #POCUS Masters @NephroP @nephrothaniel @atchiem @jackieshibata @dgkahn!

#NKFClinicals #POCUS precourse faculty photograph. What an amazing course with stellar multidisciplinary faculty, enthusiastic attendees, and a great organizing team! @nephrothaniel @ArgaizR @atchiem @jackieshibata @dgkahn

Dr. Chiem @atchiem shares valuable insights on #POCUS program development tailored for nephrologists, drawing from his experience crafting curricula for diverse medical professionals. #NKFClinicals

#NKFclinicals @nephrothaniel @NephroP @ArgaizR @atchiem #POCUS precourse @nkf 2024

Excited to discuss curriculum development and to help teach POCUS with @NephroP @jackieshibata @dgkahn & other POCUS stars at NKF! @UCLAEMRes @dgsomucla

Ideal read for the non-#POCUS enthusiast who just wants to know the basics. Open access videos online @JHospMedicine. @Ariadna22 @trevorjensen14 shmpublications.onlinelibrar…

Welcome to the UCLA EM family!

We clean up pretty nice! #readyforanything #UCLA