by Nate Murray, Eusang Ahn | Oct 3, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Radiology, Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is often taught to answer binary questions, like, “Is there free fluid in the abdomen?” However, when we combine POCUS images with clinical documentation, we are telling a story — and every good story has a beginning,...
by Maria Doubova, Rory Connolly | Jun 20, 2024 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Surgery, Ultrasound
This case report demonstrates the utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to identify complicated gallbladder disease. In this case, the patient presented with abdominal pain and a known history of cholelithiasis. POCUS demonstrated signs of small bowel...
by Eusang Ahn | Aug 31, 2023 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
In Korea where I (hi!) originally trained, because of fewer human resources (like radiologists), and an abundance of technological resources,(like CT and MRI) emergency physicians often are expected to read their own imaging. There are next-day overreads from...
