by Darren Wong, Michael Woo, Brandi Read | Feb 6, 2020 | Featured, Ultrasound
A healthy patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) where you are working one night. He complains of a four-day history of progressively worsening fatigue, constant and diffuse headache, neck stiffness, fever, chills and night sweats. There was no associated...
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. ...
