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katiewiskar.bsky.social
Academic General Internist 👩🏼‍⚕️ | GIM #POCUS fellowship lead www.ubcimpocus.com 🩺| SonoNerd 🤓| Obsessed with volume status 💦| #MedSky #POCUSky 🦋| Boy mom ❤️
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A quick #VEXUS thread 🧵- 3 reasons why the portal vein is the most useful single venous doppler waveform 🥇 (if you're only going to do ONE site to look for venous congestion, this is probably the most useful one!) #emimcc

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation - BiPAP and CPAP, for example - can be a bit of a black box to most of us ⬛️ Once it's started, the nuances of how to adjust it to optimize each patient's physiology takes skill, experience, and often, a bit of trial and error 🔎 #emimcc

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

We've all been there: a Saturday on call in the hospital, with a list of 30 patients to round on 😵‍💫 Ward rounding can seem like an endless task - but it doesn't have to be! ⏰ Here are my top 10 tips for ward rounding efficiency 🧵- #emimcc

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Love;y thread with take-home top tips Honestly, learn lung US. It is *such* a useful skill in the assessment of the critically ill!

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

1/ One of the BIGGEST #POCUS misconceptions is that B lines 🟰 pulmonary edema 🤦‍♀️ Did you know that there is actually a wide DDx for B lines? Check out my latest video about #LungUltrasound for interstitial syndromes 👀; or read on for the highlights 👇 🧵 #emimcc www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSuA...

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments