Thanks to Tatiana for an expertly presented ultrasound case of the month. She was kind enough to put together this summary. 43y.o. F with pmh of asthma, HTN, recently treated for PNA p/w worsening dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, cough…
ACEP and SAEM are now united in their support of the revision of ultrasound guidelines published by ACEP in 2008. See Dr. Moak’s comments below: I am pleased to announce that the SAEM Board of Directors has endorsed the 2008 ACEP Ul…
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As the ultrasound fellow, I have the privilege of scanning with the ultrasound faculty, all of our residents and all of our non-ultrasound faculty. It is so refreshing to have such a variety to work with. At times, the non-ultrasound fa…
Handout The trauma handout is available as a PDF here. References FAST/eFAST Heron MP, Hoyert DL, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 57 no 14. Hyattsville, MD: N…
Is finally here, see you this Monday. We have a great program put together with lectures by great speakers on topics you need to hear. The morning of interactive lectures is followed by an afternoon of hands on practice on live models.…
This month we looked at 2 articles on ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. To do so, Makini and I started from Elmhurst conference where she had presented the ultrasound case of the month on brachial artery peak velocity variation to pr…
Always well received, our annual ED critical care conference is not to be missed if you are in the area. Hope to see you there.
Thanks to Eduardo Lacalle for his presentation of the Ultrasound case of the month yesterday at Elmhurst conference. Here’s a quick summary. 29M BIBEMS after assault. Intoxicated but awake and cooperative. Only complains of righ…
This month we reviewed two articles on ultrasound guidance for central access. The first of these was an instructive case series by Mike Blaivas — Video Analysis of Accidental Cannulation with Dynamic Ultrasound Guidance for Central…
54M with h/o HTN, DM, Tobacco and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis presents with neck mass. He looks dyspneic and uncomfortable at triage and has an obvious mass above his left clavicle to the degree that his head is tilted a bit to the…
This 16 year old patient presents to the Emergency Department you have just started at in Menominee Michigan.   All of today’s patients have been on their way home this last day of hunting season.  You suspect this patient will…
Question: What are you imaging?
This young woman presents to your Emergency Department with a history of cramping, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding today. A urine pregnancy test is positive.. The following ultrasound image is obtained. What do you tell the patient?
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