by Shou Peng, Shahbaz Syed | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, Most Viewed, Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) for the evaluation and diagnosis of gallbladder related disease is becoming commonplace in the Emergency Department. Here, we present a quiz to test your knowledge, some answers, and helpful tips and tricks to enhance your gallbladder...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 2 34 year old female presenting with vomiting and abdominal pain for 3 days. She has required antiemetic therapy in the ED, and on your assessment she has a POSITIVE sonographic Murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 4 A 34-year-old male presents with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for the past 24 hours. He has required antiemetics and fluids in the ED. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 8 A 54-year-old female with a history of liver cirrhosis presents with vomiting requiring antiemetics at triage. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 1 54 year old female presents with nausea and vomiting for the past 48 hours. She is asymptomatic in the Emergency Department. On your assessment, you note that the patient DID NOT have a sonographic murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 5 A 64-year-old male presents with nausea for the past two weeks, but is asymptomatic in the ED. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s sign. Please go to...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 3 A 54-year-old male presents with nausea and vomiting for 8 hours. He has had recurrent symptoms fo the past 3 months, but is currently asymptomatic in the ED. On your sonographic assessment you note that the patient did not have a positive sonographic...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 7 A 34-year-old female presents with vomiting and epigastric pain for the past week, requiring antiemetic therapy at triage. On your sonographic assessment you note that she does NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 6, 2020 | Featured
Case 6 An 34-year-old female presents with vomiting for the past two weeks, and required analgesia for RUQ pain at triage. On your assessment, you note that the patient DOES have a positive sonographic Murphy’s sign. Please go to Gallbladder Case 6 to view the...
by Daniel Beamish, Pascale King | Dec 19, 2019 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, mental health, psychiatry
This post is a continuation of Borderline Personality Disorder – Part 1. In this second post, Dr. Beamish discusses the management of BPD in the emergency department and shares some valuable resources. Borderline Personality Disorder – Part 2 Case 2 A 22...
