A 42-year-old female presents to her primary care clinic with intermittent, crampy abdominal pain for four months. The pain typically follows fatty meals, occasionally radiates to her right shoulder, and can last for several hours. She denies fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. Vital signs are normal. On exam, she has mild tenderness to palpation in the right upper quadrant without rebound or guarding. There is no jaundice, and laboratory studies, including AST and ALT, are within normal limits.

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable tool for evaluating bladder-related complaints such as hematuria, urinary retention, and flank pain. In this episode, a bedside scan performed to rule out retention and renal colic instead uncovered an unexpected bladder mass, prompting expedited CT imaging and follow-up. After this podcast, you will understand how POCUS can identify unexpected findings, accelerate diagnostic workup, and guide timely referral. If you are a primary care or urgent care provider and are not using POCUS, now is the time to start! It’s a cost-effective tool that improves clinical decision-making, enhances patient experience, and increases efficiency while adding revenue to the practice.

For clinicians in urgent care, abdominal pain in reproductive-age patients presents a familiar challenge. Add a positive pregnancy test, and the stakes increase significantly, particularly when diagnostic tools are limited onsite.

In a recent case published in the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM), Hello Sono founder Dr. Tatiana Havryliuk demonstrates how transabdominal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used effectively to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and help avoid unnecessary emergency department transfers.

Discover how point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) transforms the evaluation of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. Learn how to detect pneumothorax, identify key lung signs like the lung point, and see why POCUS outperforms X-ray—especially in rural and resource-limited settings.

A 27-year-old male presented to urgent care with a one-week history of intermittent right testicular pain associated with right low back, flank, and right lower quadrant discomfort. He reported a sensation of incomplete bladder emptying after urination and had noted one day of gross hematuria the day prior. He denied fever, dysuria, trauma, or constitutional symptoms. His past medical history was unremarkable.

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a transformative tool for evaluating urinary retention in primary care. After this podcast, you will understand how POCUS helps differentiate urinary symptoms, measure post-void residual bladder volume, and guide safe and timely catheter placement. If you are a primary care or an urgent care provider and are not using POCUS, now is the time to start! It's a cost-effective tool that improves clinical decision-making, patient experience, and efficiency while bringing additional revenue to the practice. In this episode, we cover: • How POCUS identifies acute urinary retention in real time • How to calculate bladder volume using ultrasound • The role of AI in bladder scanning • When and how to perform a post-void scan • How POCUS helps avoid unnecessary ED visits and catheterizations