EMERGENCY ULTRASOUND ROTATION READING LIST

For each core topic (and many others), detailed material can be found on the following websites and guides for free.

ACEP Ultrasound Guidelines

ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Imaging Criteria Compendium

Top EUS #FOAMed influencers on Twitter

  • The #FOAMed is the major source of referral and conversation in the online space

  • Some of the most influential EUS Twitter accounts: @radiologysigns, @raiopaedia, @ultrasoundjelly

  • *High yield US Twitter accounts I follow: @thesonocave, @ACEPEUS, @ultrasoundREL, @Takeokun, @bretpnelson, @criticalcarenow, @ultrasoundQA, @bedsidesono, @nobleultrasound, @ultrasoundpod

  • Other high yield EM Twitter accounts I follow: @noDesa, @emdocsdotnet, @EMSwami, @smaccteam, @EMResus, @amalmattu, @klinelab, @emcrit

Blogs/Podcasts (with active posts in last 6 months)

  • Ultrasoundoftheweek.com – weekly blog of an interesting case and a teaching point

  • UltrasoundGEL.org – evidence based reviews of recent ultrasound lit of note, a repository of landmark EUS articles, organized by application

  • Ultrasoundpodcast.com – Mike Mallin, Mike Stone, Matt Dawson, critical care focused, as well as novel applications

Websites

  • *coreultrasound.com – great one stop shop, reference values for US numbers, 5 minute video tutorials under “5minsono” link

  • *ThePOCUSAtlas.com – very comprehensive image bank as well as EBM articles for all core applications

  • *Sonospot.com – high yield with references, image gallery, med student section

  • Emergencyultrasoundteaching.com – core content for residents, image bank, core documents for EUS and a PDF of core articles

  • Sinaiem.us – great residency run EUS page,“Top 3” articles for the applications

  • 123Sonography.com – all echo related news, demos, cases

  • Lifeinthefastlane.com – not EUS specific, but a great resource nonetheless.Research and Reviews harnesses social media to highlight worthy literature.

Apps available in iOs

  • Nerve Block Star – Dr. Wilson’s just-in-time teaching (JITT) resource for ultrasound guided nerve blocks in the ED

  • SonoAccess – SonoSite – specialty specific images and instructional videos

  • EchoCalc – miniguides for calcs, most of which are advanced

  • EGLS – great for med students and PGY1/2 for heart/lung/IVC assessment

  • FATE Card – Focused Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) with basic and extended echo views and pathologic measurements

Textbooks

  • **Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound, Volume 1, Dawson & Mallin – free eBook in Apple Store

  • Critical Care Ultrasound by Vicki Noble (copies available in Dr. Johnson’s office, please let Dr. Johnson and/or Dr. Wilson know if you check one out)

  • ICU Ultrasound Pocketbook by Keith Killu – free eBook

  • Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound by Lanham et al.– free eBook

  • Point of Care OB Ultrasound, ACEP free eBook in Apple store, 1 st Edition Robert Jones

  • DVT, ACEP free eBook in Apple Store, Stone Rempell & Kimberly

  • Echo Guided Life Support (EGLS) by Lanctot & Valois - $20 eBook

  • Essentials of Point of Care Ultrasound by Steve Socransky – $15