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Abscess Incision and Drainage With or Without Ultrasonography: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abscess Incision and Drainage With or Without Ultrasonography: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 29, 2019 | Infectious Disease, Infographics, Journal Club, Ultrasound

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Gaspari RJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;73(1):1-7 Question and Methods: Unblinded single-centre RCT comparing POCUS vs. physical exam guided I&D of abscesses in systemically well patients,...
Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

by Robert Suttie, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Mar 21, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Ultrasound

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly prevalent in Emergency Departments (EDs) for diagnostic, procedural, and management purposes. In this post, we will examine some less known, but extremely useful, indications for POCUS. For further information,...
Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in undifferentiated shock

Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in undifferentiated shock

by Michael Wong, Brandon Ritcey, Shahbaz Syed | Sep 21, 2017 | Featured, Ultrasound

A female in her 70s from a nursing home with a past medical history of dementia, obesity, COPD, and CHF presents to the emergency department with a decreased level of consciousness and shortness of breath. Seven days ago she was assessed in the ER with a diagnosis of...
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