Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound

8/15/2014 EM Resident

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound Sarah H. Michael, DO, MS, Resident, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI There are few tasks in emergency medicine that are as simple to

Guided Procedures , Infectious Disease

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration

8/15/2014 EM Resident

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration Meredith Hill-Ciesielski, MD, Ultrasound Fellow, Detroit Receiving and Sinai Grace Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Mark Favot, MD,

Trauma , Ultrasound , Clinical

Ultrasound Evaluation: Achilles Tendon

6/26/2014 Michael Weber, MD , Kristina J. Sikes, DO , Brian Tollefson, MD

Ultrasound Evaluation: Achilles Tendon Case A 39-year-old male presents to the emergency department with pain and swelling in his right ankle two days after an injury he obtained while playing volley

Topics , Clinical , Visual Diagnosis , Ultrasound

What's the Diagnosis?

6/13/2014 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Patty Smith, RDMS , Chris Champion, MD

What's the Diagnosis? Case 1. The Patient A 44-year-old male with a history of upper extremity DVT and MRSA positivity presents with a constant, throbbing left wrist and forearm pain. He denies any t

Critical Care , Ultrasound

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement

6/11/2014 Kristen Cadden Swann, MD

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement Historically there have been various ways to place central lines. Ultrasound-guided central line placement has emerged as

Ultrasound , Pain Management , Clinical

Practical Tips: When and How to Use a Femoral Nerve Block

4/15/2014 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Kara Otterness, MD

Practical Tips: When and How to Use a Femoral Nerve Block An 82-year-old female shows up in your ED with severe hip pain after a fall at home. You already know what the x-ray is before you see it

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