
Adam Gowdy
@adamgowdy
EM Trainee, PoCUS enthusiast, owner of giant animals, unfortunate FPL addict ๐โฝ๏ธ โค๏ธ ๐ซ ๐ ๐
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04-03-2009 21:29:25
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Thanks very much to School of Medicine | Ulster University and Lysa Owen for this lovely award. Wouldnโt have been possible without niall collum. Expert guidance, support, help and friendship at every moment. Thank you Thanks to all the ED staff in UHD for putting up with me blabbing on about US all year




๐จ Band 7 Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse ๐จ Belfast Trust RVH Emergency Department ๐จ Excellent opportunity to join a fabulous team ๐ฅ ๐ ๐


For context in NI, our Emergency Care data showed in September 2024 median length of stay in ED for admitted patients waiting a bed was 16hours 7mins. Have a think where 16hours might sit on that graph. Thatโs where we are in Northern Ireland. Royal College of Emergency Medicine


Week 3 post grad cert in EC. Trauma day 2. Learning skills of ultrasound and what happens once trauma PT leaves ED. Adam Gowdy


1/ One of the BIGGEST #POCUS misconceptions is that B lines ๐ฐ pulmonary edema ๐คฆโโ๏ธ Did you know that there is actually a wide DDx for B lines? Check out the latest UBCIMPOCUS video about #LungUltrasound for interstitial syndromes ๐; or read on for the highlights ๐ ๐งต


Despite the challenges, it is always truly inspiring to hear from Belfast Trust ED staff who remain dedicated to improving the quality of patient care and experience. Well done Louise McKee and team ๐ฅ ๐





๐ซ Crashing SCAPE? High-dose nitro works fast. ๐ Bolus hard (up to 2mg IV) ๐จ Add BiPAP ๐ Peak in 5 min โ ๏ธ Taper when SBP <140 or MAP <65 Infographic via REBEL EM ๐ฅ Marco E. Propersi, DO @emswami Salim R. Rezaie, MD @mramzydo โค๏ธ Like ๐ Repost ๐ Follow #FOAMed


From Dr. Amal Mattu at #ICEM2025 ๐ก Acute heart failure? Donโt reach for furosemide first. ๐ซ 50% arenโt volume overloaded โ Start with: 1๏ธโฃ NIV 2๏ธโฃ SL nitro q5min 3๏ธโฃ High-dose IV nitro 4๏ธโฃ THEN furosemide (~30min in) Redistribute, donโt just diurese. #FOAMed #ICEM2025 #EMConf


