by Thariq Badiudeen, Nathan Hecht | Oct 8, 2026 | Featured, OBGYN, Ultrasound
It’s 2:30 AM. A 29-year-old woman presents ten days after a medical abortion. She’s febrile, tachycardic, and complaining of worsening pelvic pain. She has a small amount of vaginal bleeding, and her abdomen is soft. Her β-hCG is still positive, which is...
by Erica Hoe | Aug 10, 2026 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Ultrasound
Gaspari et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Oct;86(4):328-336. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.04.014. Question: To identify the prevalence of non-shockable ECG rhythm but ventricular fibrillation (VF) by Echo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). To determine the...
by Thariq Badiudeen, Rory Connolly | Jul 23, 2026 | Featured, Surgery, Ultrasound
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common ED presentation, and these patients are often in significant pain with persistent nausea and vomiting. While CT remains the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis, identify the transition point, detect complications such as...
by Thariq Badiudeen, Rajiv Thavanathan | Jul 16, 2026 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Ultrasound
Valvular heart disease is everywhere in emergency medicine, but it is sneaky. We see the older patient with recurrent dyspnea whose chest radiograph is unremarkable and BNP is only mildly elevated. We see the patient in shock whose physiology never quite fits sepsis....
by Thariq Badiudeen, Paul Pageau | May 14, 2026 | Featured, Surgery, Ultrasound
Most emergency physicians are comfortable with the standard abdominal aortic aneurysm scan. However, that approach only visualizes the abdominal aorta. By adding three complementary views you can better assess aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections. In this blogpost...
