54F history of hypertension, diabetes, and ESRD presents to your Emergency Department hypotensive and febrile, nurses are hunting for IV access and unable to obtain any peripheral access, what can you do for access?     Answer: Use the Permcath 1. identify blue port 2. remove blue cap, withdraw and waste 5 mL (tubing may […]

Case courtesy of Dr. Jenny Sanders. 14F woke up this morning and collapsed due to leg weakness while on her way to the bathroom; is able to crawl but can’t walk; has some tingling in her LE. Was in usual state of health the day before. No sig medical or psychiatric history. Had a runny […]

Thanks to Dr. Fleischman for this interesting case   62 year old woman with obesity, htn, hld, copd presents with sudden onset left upper quadrant pain, painful respiration. No f,n/v/d. Patient is noted to be in pain, tachycardic, normotensive, and eupoxic. Patient refuses to lie on side for exam 2/2 pain, lung sounds difficult to […]

Patient with history of hypertension presents periumbilical abdominal pain radiating to the back. Minimal abdominal tenderness, no rebound or guarding, though  a pulsatile mass is felt. The following ultrasound is obtained: https://gmep.org/media/11742 As the title suggests, the patient was diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm and vascular surgery was consulted. We’re experimenting a bit with […]

With the proliferation of online educational modalities (blogs, educational websites, podcasts, twitter feeds) designed for rapid dissemination and translation of our basic Ultrasound knowledge to the bedsides around the globe, we must occasionally go back to the source – The Scientific Journal. Listed below are several ultrasound-specific journals. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Cardiovascular Ultrasound […]