Dr Cortellini, lecturer in emergency and critical care here at the RVC, returns to the pod to talk about the use of ultrasound in the ER. Whether you call it Point Of Care UltraSound (POCUS) or focus assessment with sonography for trauma/triage (FAST) we hope that you enjoy the discussion.

Here are some links to papers about using these techniques (there are many)

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15521440
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23747260
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445109

If you are interested in finding out more or learning the techniques, you could get yourself to the first international veterinary point of care ultrasound symposium https://www.ivpocus.org/inaugural-symposium-2017/ It is in Austin (Texas) from the 31st October to 2nd November 2017.

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