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Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

A bedside ultrasound is completed to assess the location of the pregnancy. A radiology performed ultrasound is ordered and has similar findings– Impression: no definitive IUP with a small amount of free fluid within physiologic limits. Laboratory evaluation reveals a hemoglobin and hematocrit of 12.6/37.1

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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Ultrasound has been associated with lower rates of negative appendicectomy. In a meta-analysis of 26 paediatric studies, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for diagnosing appendicitis in children were 88% and 94%, respectively [10]. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001. References Armon, K., Bachur, R.G.,

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Residency Spotlight: Olwens Community College Center for Emergency Preparedness

ACEP Now

In addition to robust simulation and ultrasound experiences, our program has optional concentrations for pre-hospital/EMS, event medicine, and wilderness medicine. Fun fact: MedWAR was co-founded by one of our faculty in 2001. While being the tertiary care center of the Mercy system in northwest Ohio, St.

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SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is interested in ultrasound and international emergency medicine. It was a classic EM paper published in the Lancet back in 2001 by the Legend of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ian Stiell. She is interested in social determinants of health in the emergency department and health policy.

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Episode 25: Tension pneumothorax 2

PHEM Cast

Ultrasound determination of chest wall thickness: implications for needle thoracostomy. Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. Needle Decompression for Tension Pneumothorax in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Do Catheters Placed in the Midaxillary Line Kink More Often Than Those in the Midclavicular Line? link] Cullinane, D., Ferrie, E.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 4/1/24 (Issue #36)

PulmCCM

” But less than half of the included studies used ultrasound guidance during central line placements. Ultrasound guidance during CVC placement has been a recommended practice since 2001 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with multiple professional societies echoing that recommendation in the following decade.

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The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

ACEP Now

Low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, which according to the American Medical Association have “declined greatly between 2001 and 2023 after adjusting for inflation in practice costs,” increase the financial strain on providers of health care including both hospitals and physicians. But maybe that was never the intention,” she speculates.

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