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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

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Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1. Linear ultrasound transducer Probe Use a linear, high-frequency transducer. Describe the limitations of soft tissue POCUS.

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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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Approach to Hernias in the ED

Taming the SRU

2) Management: Confirmed by CT Surgical consult Utility of Ultrasound Ultrasound can be helpful in identifying hernias and in assisting in reduction. 8) “Ultrasound may decrease the emergency surgery rate of incarcerated inguinal hernia” by Chen et al. (1) If the ultrasound-guided attempt failed, emergency surgery was scheduled.

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Ortho Pearls: Septic Bursitis

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A point-of-care ultrasound was performed, which identified thickening of the skin overlying the elbow with a cobblestone appearance, and an underlying fluid collection consistent with an olecranon bursitis. Ultrasound is often a more useful imaging modality and is readily available at the bedside. 2009 Jun 25. and ESR 26.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Unusual Scalp Lesions

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An outpatient ultrasound was performed showing “multiple scalp echogenic nodular lesions measuring from 0.5 Four days after the ultrasound and before the biopsy could be performed, the patient and his mother presented to the PED due to worsening symptoms. Laboratory Data Non-contributory Case Question: What are the ultrasound findings?

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REBEL Core Cast 97.0 – Acute Vision Loss II

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Signs Shafer’s sign (tobacco dust) May see a Weiss ring when the posterior vitreous (PV) detaches from the optic disc margin Visualization with ultrasound. Retinal Detachment ( Hollands 2009 ) Pathophysiology Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina. and (–) LR 0.9.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Only a Flesh Wound

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2009 Nov;67(5):1046-1050. Author information Andrew Shannon, MD, MPH Ultrasound Director Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Lakeland Regional Health | The post SAEM Clinical Images Series: Only a Flesh Wound appeared first on ALiEM. References Goodwin RB, Beery PR 2nd, Dorbish RJ, et al. The Journal of Trauma. DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181b83b63.