by Hans Rosenberg | Oct 30, 2017 | Full Article, Journal Club, Radiology, Trauma
Journal Club Summary Reference: Holmes JF, et al. JAMA. 2017 Jun 13;317(22):2290-2296 Editorial: Abdominal Ultrasound for Pediatric Blunt Trauma: FAST Is Not Always Better. Reference: Kessler DO. JAMA. 2017 Jun 13;317(22):2283-2285. Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness...
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...
by emottawa | Apr 11, 2017 | Ultrasound
A male in his 60’s presents with progressive dyspnea on exertion x 1 month starting while he was swimming in the ocean. He had not been diving. He has no significant medical history and takes no medications. Two weeks after the onset of symptoms the patient had seen...
by emottawa | Apr 3, 2017 | Ultrasound
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) is a valuable tool in the diagnostic armamentarium of the emergency physician. We have been successfully using it to the place lines, diagnose AAAs and assess the cardiac function of our dyspnea patients for awhile...
by emottawa | Mar 9, 2017 | Ultrasound
A female in her 20’s presents to the emergency department 15 days after major cardiac surgery to repair a congenital aortic valve defect. Her chief complaint is palpitations and shortness of breath, which have been constant and ongoing for the last 4 days. She...
