Browsing: Ultrasound

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Clinical , Ultrasound , Cardiology

Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE

8/4/2015 Sharmin Kalam, MD , Mark Favot, MD
Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE An 85-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents with sudden onset of dys
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Pain Management

Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block

6/13/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Andrew Oh, MD
Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block A 29-year-old carpenter rushes into your emergency department with a 6 cm laceration on the palmar aspect of his hand after mishandling a power saw. The lacerati
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Discovering the Artifact

4/30/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA
Discovering the Artifact Reading Between the Lines in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Mastering point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation takes not only knowledge of anatomy and pathology, but also know
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Sounding the Bowel

2/14/2015 Tomislav Jelic, MD , David Kirschner, MD
Sounding the Bowel Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small-Bowel Obstruction Case 1. A 72-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with two days of vomiting and severe abdominal
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Orthopedics

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction

2/14/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Amie Kim, MD
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction Case A 16-year-old boy presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after strongly throwing a ball overhand. He denies any direct trauma or his
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

1/9/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA
Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case A 60-year-old male rolls in by EMS with a complaint of shortness of breath. He was discharged from prison two months ago, at which time he ceased a
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Clinical , Urology , Ultrasound

In a Twist: Testicular Torsion

10/15/2014 EM Resident
In a Twist: Testicular Torsion Dhimitri Nikolla, MSIV, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA Tyler Lewandowski, DO, Resident Physician Emergency Medicine, UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA Introduct
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Infectious Disease , Ultrasound

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
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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,
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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