Title: Increase Your Gain for Ocular POCUS<br/>Author: Alexis Salerno<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/1403/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Prior research has shown that EPs can accurately detect ocular pathology using POCUS. </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">A recent retrospective review looked at how ultrasound image gain levels impacted the accuracy of POCUS for detection of retinal detachment, retinal hemorrhage and posterior vitreous detachment.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">They included 383 ED patients who received ocular POCUS and ophthalmology consultations. </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: The authors found that increasing the gain for ocular POCUS images allowed for increased sensitivity.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Here is an example of a retinal hemorrhage on ocular POCUS using low gain and high gain. </span></span></p>
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<img alt="" src="https://umem.org/files/uploads/content/pearls/Alexis/ocular.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 292px;" /></p>
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<span font-size:="" helvetica="" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Roboto, ">Chang M, Finney N, Baker J, Rowland J, Gupta S, Sarsour R, Saadat S, Fox JC. Optimal Image Gain Intensity of Point-of-care Ultrasound when Screening for Ocular Abnormalities in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2023 May 5;24(3):622-628. doi: 10.5811/westjem.59714.</span></p>
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