Browsing: Ultrasound

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Ultrasound

Case Series: Prehospital POCUS Aides in Shortness of Breath Diagnosis

1/30/2023 Morgan Ritz, MD , Raghav Sahni, DO , Michael Shalaby, MD , Kevin C. Welch, DO , Maxwell Cooper, MD
Shortness of breath is one of the most common EMS chief complaints, with the majority of our population endorsing a history of COPD, CHF, or both. Prehospital POCUS is a quick, non-invasive, and effec
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: A Case of Atypical Hip Pain

11/21/2022 Sagar Desai, MD , Rich Dowd, DO , Arthur Broadstock, MD , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Because endocarditis carries an exceptionally high in-hospital mortality rate, early diagnosis is instrumental in promoting good outcomes.
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: Pulmonary Embolism

11/21/2022 Rich Dowd, DO , Robert Stenberg, MD , Sagar Desai, MD , Arthur Broadstock, MD , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Pulmonary embolism (PE) has an annual incidence ranging from 39-115 per 100,000 making it the third most common cardiovascular emergency behind myocardial infarction and stroke. With mortality rates o
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: Aortic Dissection

11/21/2022 Arthur Broadstock, MD , Sagar Desai, MD , Rich Dowd, DO , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening condition caused by the separation of the intimal layer of the aorta from the medial layer, allowing blood to penetrate the media and create a false plane
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Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Critical Care , Cardiology

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The 60/60 Sign, Let's Be Specific

10/24/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Parth S. Gandhi, DO , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP
The 60/60 sign is an ultrasound finding that can help increase specificity in diagnosing right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of an acute pulmonary embolism.
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Pulmonary , Ultrasound

Real-Time Ultrasonography in Malignant Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade and Concomitant Pulmonary Embolism

10/10/2022 Kandria Ledesma, MD , Omar Amr, MD
In the setting of a malignant pericardial effusion with tamponade and pulmonary embolism, medical management can be difficult due the need for heparinization as well as pericardiocentesis. In a peri-s
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Op-Ed , Pediatric EM , Ultrasound

Yes, We Scan: Change Core US Requirements to Include Pediatrics

10/10/2022 Jenn Purcell, DO , Justin Hanson, DO , Jacob Pope, DO , Sarah Kleist, MD , Casey Wilson, MD
If pediatric abdominal ultrasound is routinely and deliberately taught to EM residents, a cultural shift away from obtaining abdominal CTs in children would be the desired outcome.
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OB/GYN , Pediatric EM , Radiology , Ultrasound

A Cautionary Tale of Adnexal Torsion in an Adolescent Female

6/10/2022 Kathleen Joseph, MD , Amanda Toney, MD
Ovarian torsion, marked by pelvic and abdominal pain and considered a surgical emergency, can be difficult to diagnose but should not be overlooked, especially among pediatric patients.
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Ultrasound , Critical Care

Missed Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Paraplegic Patient

6/10/2022 Haad Arif , Sunny Bang, MD
AAAs are generally asymptomatic before rupture and often lethal due to delays in diagnosis and care, as most are missed for alternative diagnoses before hemodynamic compromise occurs. Traditional phys
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Ultrasound , Urology

No Need to Fear Fournier’s with POCUS

6/10/2022 Wayne Fu, MD, MBA , Josh Greenstein, MD
Point-of-care ultrasound may be the best, and quickest, way to diagnose Fournier’s Gangrene, an acute necrotic infection of the perineal, genital, or perianal regions.