Podcast #177 - Is the Common Bile Duct Important to Visualize on POCUS?
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English - December 10, 2019 18:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science acls aprn atls cpr ems hems lpn pac pocus pals Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Examining the gallbladder on ultrasound is not a particularly difficult skill. However, the rest of the biliary exam on point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be both challenging and time consuming. Sometimes, the common bile duct (CBD) is not able to be positively identified. This has led to questioning the importance of this particular component of the exam. We will review some of the recent evidence in this post.