POCUS Resources

UF POCUS Resources

Welcome to UF Internal Medicine Point-of-care Ultrasound resource page.  Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is ultrasound that is performed and interpreted by the same provider for diagnostic (e.g. estimation of ejection fraction, identification of intraperitoneal fluid, etc.) and therapeutic purposes (e.g. ultrasound-guided procedures).  Below you will find a compilation of free resources that can be used to learn more about POCUS whether you’re brand new to this exciting field or already an experienced user trying to advance your skills.  This is by no means an exhaustive list of free resources so if there is something out there that you think others would enjoy using, please let us know and we’d be happy to include it in this list.  Happy ultrasounding!

Introductory Materials

• “Point-of-care Ultrasound for the Internist” The Curbsiders Podcast

  • https://thecurbsiders.com/internal-medicine-podcast/108-point-of-care-ultrasound-for-the-internist

  • This provides a nice overview about what is point-of-care ultrasound and how it can be beneficial to the internist.

Self-Learning and Modules

• POCUS 101

  • https://www.pocus101.com/

  • Fantastic website with in-depth articles

  • Look under "tutorials" at the top, and then explore around

• ACP - Point-of-care Ultrasonography

  • https://www.acponline.org/online-learning-center/point-of-care-ultrasonography

  • The ACP has some free introductory POCUS modules for members.

• Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME) Learning Modules

  • https://www.susme.org/home/learning-modules/

  • Introductory POCUS video modules.

• Internal Medicine Bedside Ultrasound (IMBUS) Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital Internal Medicine residency program

  • https://imbus.anwresidency.com/

  • This is an internal medicine program that has a longitudinal POCUS curriculum.  They have a nice textbook reviewing how to perform and interpret different POCUS exams.  They include a number of exams that are more geared towards internal medicine physicians.

• Core Ultrasound

  • https://www.coreultrasound.com/

  • This is a website created by ED ultrasound faculty that has three different resources: Ultrasound Podcast, 5 Minute Sono, and Ultrasound of the Week.  The podcast discusses a wide variety of topics related to POCUS.  5 Minute Sono has a lot of short videos that explain how to do certain POCUS exams. Ultrasound of the Week has a collection of POCUS cases.

Research

• Ultrasound GEL Podcast

  • https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/

  • This is a podcast created by a group of ED ultrasound faculty that summarize and review POCUS research.

Other Resources

• The POCUS Atlas

  • https://www.thepocusatlas.com/home-2

  • This website has two pertinent sections.  The first is an atlas of POCUS images showing normal findings as well as pathology.  The second part is the evidence atlas which summarizes POCUS research findings.

• CHEST Ultrasound Corner

  • https://journal.chestnet.org/ultrasound

  • The journal CHEST has a section where authors submit cases showing how POCUS is used in clinical care.

Phone Applications

• US Handbook

  • Explains how to perform different POCUS exams.

• RESUS-US

  • Explains how to perform different POCUS exams

• EvidenceAtlas

  • An app version of the evidence atlas.

Review Lecture on Cardiac POCUS by Dr. Ashraf: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef0rftz8ol0xw8a/Noon%20Conference_April%2027.21.mp4?dl=0