ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric lung ultrasound. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound Quiz Module Goals List indications for performing a pediatric lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Identify anatomical landmarks on ultrasound (Figure 3, Video 1).

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Operations 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

Closer to home, the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre (NSWPIC) reported 129 incidents involving water-absorbing beads since 2004. Abdominal ultrasound, used in 34 cases, was able to visualize a rounded intraluminal image corresponding to a bead in 28 patients. They passed away a few days after a second operation.

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Pediatrics Poisoning Ultrasounds Dehydration 111

PHEM Cast

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Journal of Special Operations Medicine : a Peer Reviewed Journal for SOF Medical Professionals , 13 (4), 53–58. Ultrasound determination of chest wall thickness: implications for needle thoracostomy. Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. Marasco, S., Hoyle, R., & Kossmann, T. Injury , 39 (1), 9–20. link] Givens, M. Branco, B.

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Academics Radiology Radiology Resuscitation 52

Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Kocher Criteria (originally developed in 1999 and validated in 2004) can be helpful in determining the likelihood of septic arthritis [6]. Management includes imaging studies, typical ultrasound to assess for a joint effusion, then a diagnostic arthrocentesis & antibiotics. Typically presenting with fevers and abnormal labs.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds Emergency Department Radiology 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. 2004; 90:e17. 2004; 110:e511-e513. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. 2004; 114(2):255-258. Chacko P et al. 2004; 89:359-362. References Congenital AboulHosn JA et al. Congenit Heart Dis. 2007; 2:2-11. Aliku TO et al. African Health Sci. 2014; 14(1): 23-227.

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Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Bacterial Meningitis: IDSA guidelines for 2004 report that a normal CRP value has a high negative predictive value for bacterial meningitis, but sensitivities and specificities vary between studies [35]. This finding was not significantly different among operators with different levels of experience, or between adults and children.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 88

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS's specialized "P3" team, a team that receives extra training in advanced procedures such as RSI, thoracostomy, vasopressors, and prehospital ultrasound. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2013;368(21):2004–13. It can only be seen by IVUS.

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