1/ It’s time for some #FocusPOCUS, #MedTwitter, and today we’re talking paracenteses. Let’s take a look at why you might want to be using ultrasound to guide your paras.

2/ Para + POCUS = Success, Complications

3/ The interesting thing to consider is *how* you use POCUS to enhance your paras: do you use it beforehand to get everything set up, or do you use it in real time to guide your needle?

4/ Stay tuned for future #FocusPOCUS bytes on the ins and outs of POCUS-guided paras!

And be sure to check out this byte and all our previous posts on our website: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/10/20/why-use-pocus-for-paracentesis/

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