What a great time to be in Boston! The 2009 ACEP Scientific Assembly is over, and there were lots of updates for the ultrasound community. New coding guidelines from the section, Ultrasound Section election results, Sinai alumni news, and more after the jump!
The Ultrasound Division welcomed our new emergency medicine interns with a full-day ultrasound orientation on July 14, 2009. Sujin Chung, Danny Duque, Bret Nelson and Ultrasound Specialty Track seniors Shefali Trivedi and Alan Huang provide…
Bret Nelson joined the faculty for the WINFOCUS ultrasound course at Alexandra Hospital in Singapore from February 23-26, 2009. There was an incredibly diverse group of physicians participating, as well as the WINFOCUS past president, Luca…
If you were holding out for a foreign language edition of the Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, you are in luck. The Manuel d’échographie en réanimation et service d’urgence has just been released! There is…
Introduction: The first step in evaluation for pneumothorax (after the physical examination) has traditionally been the use of chest radiography. Both the chest x-ray and physical exam, however, have significant downsides. Fortunatel…
Introduction: Bedside ultrasound has been shown to correlate very well with formal duplex sonography in detecting deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A limited, two-point compression technique is generally employed which verifies flow and co…
Introduction: In the setting of suspected renal colic, bedside ultrasound can assist in making the diagnosis by assessing for hydronephrosis. The goals of bedside ultrasound are to look for the presence and extent of hydronephrosis,…
Introduction: Many studies have demonstrated the accuracy of bedside ultrasound in detecting abdominal aortic aneurysm. Since the majority of these aneurysms occur distal to the renal arteries, it is imperative that the entire abdomi…
Introduction: Bedside sonography can greatly enhance the evaluation of patients with suspected cholecystitis. Findings of gallstones or a sonographic Murphy sign (maximal tenderness when pressure is applied over the visualized gallbl…
Introduction: During the first trimester of pregnancy, evaluation for complaints of lower abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding should include an assessment for ectopic pregnancy. Bedside pelvic ultrasound to detect an intrauterine pregnancy (…
Introduction: Bedside cardiac ultrasound is useful in the setting of trauma as well as medical illness. The most basic assessments of cardiac activity (or standstill) and the presence of pericardial fluid or tamponade can be made rap…
Introduction: The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) has been used by emergency physicians and surgeons for decades to diagnose hemoperitoneum and hemopericardium at the bedside. Many studies have demonstrated a good…
The purpose of these brief tutorials is to highlight the types of exams frequently performed in the emergency department.This section is meant as a primer for residents and students about to start the ultrasound rotation, and a refresher…
These imaging criteria are based on the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Emergency Ultrasound Imaging Criteria Compendium, approved by the ACEP Board of Directors in 2006. While no set number of stored images is recommended b…
