Each month, our rotators present fascinating, case-based discussions on how internal medicine ultrasound is used in the care for acutely ill medical inpatients. IM UltraRounds are presented at University Hospital Auditorium B or C, during 12:00PM-1:00PM on every last Wednesday of the academic block.

These lunchtime rounds simultaneously occur virtually on Zoom. Contact us for more information on how to join virtually!

► 2022-2023 Recordings
Assessment of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction

Drs. Jeremy Vandelinde and Qasim Hussain (PGY3 Internal Medicine Western University) perform a deep dive into POCUS assessment of LV systolic and diastolic (dys)function.

December 2022

VExUS, revisited

Drs. Maria Tauqir and Maytham Husain (PGY3 Internal Medicine Western University) revisits VExUS and how it influenced management for two patients.

November 2022

Overview of Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Drs. Aggie Gao and Anin Das (PGY3 Internal Medicine Western University) teach the systematic evaluation of pericardial effusion with bedside ultrasound.

October 2022

POCUS for PE

Drs. Trevor Semplonius (PGY5 GIM McMaster University), Kelly MacIsaac (PGY3 IM Western University), and Jahaan Ali (PGY2 IM Western University) discuss POCUS findings in pulmonary embolism, including a case of hemodynamically unstable PE.

September 2022

Pleural Effusions

Dr. Rashed Alrashed (PGY5 General Internal Medicine McMaster University) reviews pleural effusion evaluation using ultrasound.

August 2022

Show some LoVe to the RV

Drs. Alvi Islam and Kirk Hartley (PGY2 Internal Medicine Western University) jointly present a fascinating case of biventricular failure, focusing on principles in RV dysfunction management.

July 2022

► 2021-2022 Recordings
Sit Back and Relax – Evaluating Diastolic Dysfunction With Point-Of-Care Ultrasound

Dr. Sean Cuninghame (PGY3 Internal Medicine Western University) succinctly teaches us the principles of left atrial pressure and diastolic function assessment for the acutely ill.

June 2022

Pericardial effusions: when to get worried

Dr. Zoe Lau (PGY3 Internal Medicine Western University) walks us through a systematic point-of-care ultrasound assessment of pericardial effusion.

We sincerely apologize for not being able to record Dr. Hammam Gholam’s presentation (PGY5 General Internal Medicine McMaster University).

June 2022

POCUS shock evaluation of the ward patient

Dr. Ahmed Zaki (PGY4 General Internal Medicine Western University) discusses the principles of shock evaluation using POCUS as applied to the internal medicine ward patient

May 2022

VExUS in Cardiorenal Syndrome

Dr. Hamza Mahmood (PGY4 General Internal Medicine) presents real-world examples on how the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) can help in the management of cardiorenal syndrome on the medical ward

April 2022

The ABC of IVC: Is it clinically useful, or inferior?

Dr. Joey Liu (PGY3 Internal Medicine) discusses the POCUS practitioner’s love/hate relationship with the IVC and evidence-based nuances in image acquisition and interpretation

February 2022

Lung Ultrasound: Interstitial Syndrome, Variations On A Theme

Dr. Radha Joseph (PGY5 General Internal Medicine) discusses nuances of alveolar-interstitial syndrome (B-lines) for the medical inpatient

January 2022

Respect the Right Ventricle

Dr. Rushil Chaudhary (PGY3 Internal Medicine) teaches us the importance of protecting the RV using POCUS

December 2021

A Foray Beyond X-Ray / Aortic Regurgitation Assessment with POCUS

Part 1: Dr. Jennifer DCruz (PGY3 Internal Medicine) explains how lung ultrasound changes her clinical diagnostic reasoning

Part 2: Dr. Kathleen Winger (PGY3 Internal Medicine) presents how POCUS added significant information to the complex clinical assessment of a patient with aortic valve endocarditis

November 2021