POCUS Precourse at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings 2025
Excited about learning POCUS but not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered! Our POCUS precourse at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings is happening on April 9, 2025, in […]
Look Before You Leap, Scan Before You Stick
A middle-aged patient on hemodialysis for over a decade, dialyzing through a right upper extremity arteriovenous (AV) fistula, was sent from the dialysis unit because the access wasn’t working. The […]
VExUS in Tricuspid Regurgitation
People often claim that tricuspid regurgitation (TR) makes VExUS useless, assuming the regurgitation itself distorts the waveforms—especially causing hepatic S-reversal—rather than reflecting pressure changes. However, the portal vein remains a […]
Am I Really Looking at the IVC?
In the last post, we talked about IVC views. You might be wondering, “Why so many posts about the inferior vena cava?” Well, here’s the thing—I’m all for advanced hemodynamics […]
Inferior vena cava: sonographic views and planes
Inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound is undoubtedly popular, but it’s not without its share of misconceptions and knowledge gaps—like the common myth that IVC ultrasound directly measures volume status, which […]
Making the Most of the Subxiphoid Window
I’ve previously talked about a case that highlights just how much information subxiphoid views can provide. We often think it’s easy to get great cardiac views in thin patients, but […]
POCUS Training in Nephrology: IAPN’s Position Statement
Just released! The International Alliance for POCUS in Nephrology (IAPN) has published a position statement in the Clinical Kidney Journal. This statement covers the rationale for multi-organ POCUS in nephrology, […]
Pleural Effusion in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: Is ‘Sweet Effusion’ Among Your Differentials?
You’re a critical care fellow and get paged in the middle of the night to check on a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient who has worsening shortness of breath. The patient […]
VExUS: How I Do It and How Not to Do It
VExUS is a great tool for diagnosing congestion and monitoring decongestive therapy, but many physicians have never performed it or seen it in action. Even those with some POCUS training […]