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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. At this point, the patient is taken to the operating room for a diagnostic laparoscopy.

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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

RebelEM

Schedule follow up with orthopedics within 1 week for discussion of operative management vs early rehab protocols. Partial rupture of the proximal Achilles tendon: a differential diagnostic problem in ultrasound imaging. 2005; 39(11): 838-42. Sports Med. 1998; 25(2): 79-100. PMID: 9519398 Kayser R et al. Br J Sports Med.

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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Episode 25: Tension pneumothorax 2

PHEM Cast

For example, here are the locations identified as ‘2nd ICS mid clavicular line’ amongst 25 EM physicians in a 2005 EMJ paper. Journal of Special Operations Medicine : a Peer Reviewed Journal for SOF Medical Professionals , 13 (4), 53–58. Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. link] Cullinane, D., Injury , 32 , 749–752.

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Laryngeal Injuries: An Introduction

ACEP Now

Flexible laryngoscopy, CT scan, direct laryngoscopy under general anesthesia, esophagoscopy, ultrasound, or chest X-ray may all be requested by the surgical consultant. She was transported to the operating suite where a tracheostomy was performed. An endotracheal tube (ETT) was placed over a bougie.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Arterial Lines and Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring

Taming the SRU

12) Axillary While axillary arterial line placement has been uncommon, in the age of facile ultrasound operators it may become a more advantageous and accessible site particularly in patients with high BMIs. Crit Care Med 2005; 33: 1276 –1280 6. Placement is theoretically faster and easier than a radial arterial line.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Farrington] Rebuilding of outdated hospitals put emergency rooms on ground level with nearby X-ray service, and, ideally, sometimes closer to the Blood Bank and the Operating Rooms. Advances in Medical Imaging (CT, MRI, and Ultrasound) facilitating rapid, accurate, diagnosis affording new potential to save additional lives.