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ACEP 2011- Ultrasound Management Course

Posted on October 14, 2011 by sinaiem

The ACEP Ultrasound Section hosted its annual Ultrasound Management Course on Friday October 14. This year’s course was organized by directors Vivek Tayal and Troy Foster and co-directors Rajesh Geria and Bret Nelson. Special thanks to ACEP organizers Marilyn Bromley and Julie Williams who were instrumental in putting the course together. Over 125 participants registered […]

Soft Tissue – Abscess

Posted on October 10, 2011 by phil

Introduction: Although point of care ultrasound has many applications, our principal use for soft tissue ultrasound is evaluation for abscess. Point of care ultrasound can differentiate cellulitis from abscess and has been shown to change management. Focused Questions: Is there a hypoechoic collection? Is there cobblestoning consistent cellulitis? Required Views: 1. Transverse and Longitudinal […]

Posted on September 30, 2011December 30, 2021 by Sinai EM Ultrasound

Welcome! This is the website for the Mount Sinai Emergency Ultrasound Division. It serves as an information resource for residents, fellows, medical students and others seeking information about point-of-care ultrasound. There is a lot of information here, so please explore the site and send us feedback. To make things easier for new users we’ve condensed […]

Ultrasound Manual 2011

Posted on September 30, 2011 by sinaiem

The Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, 2nd Edition is now available from Cambridge University Press and major booksellers. The book details evidence-based protocols for the use of bedside ultrasound in the acute and critical care setting, as well as step-by-step guides for using ultrasound in procedures. It is ideally suited for emergency […]

Spleen Tips

Posted on September 12, 2011 by sinaiem

Hippocrates, Galen, and a host of classical physicians wrote extensively on the spleen and its maladies. As I’m sure you recall, the spleen is tasked with the metabolism of black bile. Failure of the spleen to clear this fluid leads to melancholia. Fast forward to now, and we also seek black fluid near the spleen. […]

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International Space Station Ultrasound

Posted on August 31, 2011 by sinaiem

In case your department doesn’t have the funds to get you a new ultrasound machine on a regular basis, don’t despair. The ultrasound machine on the International Space Station has just been swapped out with a newer model, after a ten-year stint in space. The story was reported in this week’s issue of AIUM’s newsletter: […]

Protected: US for Skull Fx

Posted on July 19, 2011 by jim

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ACEM Bangkok 2011

Posted on July 3, 2011 by sinaiem

Here are the references and brief overview of Bret Nelson’s talk at the 2011 ACEM conference in Bangkok, Thailand onÂ July 5. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) was first described decades ago and hundred of citations exist regarding its use. Although it has become a standard part of the evaluation of the trauma […]

Ponte Vedra 2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by sinaiem

Once again our annual ultrasound course in Ponte Vedra was a great success! Participants got an early start on the Clinical Decision Making in Emergency Medicine symposium by honing their ultrasound skills at our pre-conference course. Nationally recognized faculty joined course director Bret Nelson in covering critical care applications of ultrasound, including: Rapid Ultrasound in […]

TEE and SCCM Cardiac Care Conference

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Rob

Sinai Ultrasound’s own Rob Arntfield served as ultrasound faculty at the recent Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Summer Conference entitled “Acute Cardiac Care.” The conference was held in Banff, Alberta, Canada at the majestic Banff Springs hotel. Superb lectures on acute cardiac care were complemented by practical workshops on point of care echocardiography and ECMO. […]

SAEM Boston 2011

Posted on June 3, 2011 by phil

The Emergency Ultrasound Interest Group has become an Academy thanksÂ to the hard work of Beatrice Hoffman MD, PhDÂ and James Moak MD, current and past Chairs and many others.Â The Word of the Day for the meeting was “Sonopalpation.”Â Congratulations to Vicki Noble MD for winning the 2011 SAEM Ultrasound Academy Research Award, and Chris Fox […]

The Faces of WCUME

Posted on May 2, 2011 by phil

The first World Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education has come to a close.Â The event was a great success, with excellent plenary sessions in the morning, hands-on teaching in the afternoon and southern hospitality in the evening.Â It was nice to see so many familiar faces, and although we couldn’t capture everyone, we had […]

World Conference on Ultrasound in Medical Education

Posted on April 29, 2011 by phil

The first World Conference on Ultrasound in Medical Education (WCUME) kicks off today in Columbia, South Carolina. We are looking forward to seeing some of Point of Care Ultrasound’s luminaries here. Richard Hoppmann, the dean of the University of South Carolina school of medicine, the president of the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education […]

Critical Care Ultrasound

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rob

The largest known ultrasound course ever held took place this past weekend in Baltimore, MD. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) program called Ultrasonography: Fundamentals in Critical Care Ultrasound drew over 200 participants with 35 faculty. Despite its large size, through the use parallel image interpretation workshops at the same time as the practical […]

Life in the Fast Lane EM/Crit Care Blog Database

Posted on April 22, 2011 by phil

If you haven’t been reading LITFL, you ought to be. Mike Cadogan and Chris Nickson regularly put out high quality EM/CC posts and offer great resources. The latest of which is the EM/CC Blog database. Not only are the luminaries of EM/CC blogging’s websites listed, but their RSS feeds, twitter feeds and Facebook pages are […]