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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

ALiEM

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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Approach to Hernias in the ED

Taming the SRU

You may place cold packs or ice packs to the hernia site to help reduce inflammation and swelling, as well as to assist in local analgesia. Symptoms include persistent tenderness in the area, as well as symptoms of obstruction including nausea, vomiting, and pain, despite reduction. (2) 1) In a study performed by Chen et al.

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Ortho Pearls: Septic Bursitis

Cook County EM Blog

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: Only a Flesh Wound

ALiEM

Additional Images Physical Exam General : Well-appearing male in no distress Neck : Hemostatic wound to his left neck. 2009 Nov;67(5):1046-1050. He now presents requesting “Neosporin.” ” His tetanus status is out of date. No significant pain, no hematoma, no bruits. The Journal of Trauma. DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181b83b63.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

CVC vs PIV The critically ill patient is often associated with pathology that makes IV access difficult such as shock state, hypovolemia, obesity, IV drug abuse, end-stage renal disease, cardiac arrest, as well as other conditions. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. minutes compared to a mean placement time of 10.7

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Case Report: Acute Urinary Retention and Fever in a Man

ACEP Now

7 Postvoid residual urine volume and levels of prostate-specific antigen are useful for diagnostic purposes, as well as possible CT scan or ultrasound to evaluate for an enlarged and inflamed prostate. 2,10 In the case described, a postvoid residual ultrasound showed that the patient was retaining approximately 700 mL of urine.

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The Femoral Nerve Block

EM Curious

One of our beloved colleagues from the community has recently declared to us his love of ultrasound guided nerve blocks--a skill that is established in the anesthesia world but is quickly gaining traction in our realm. Ultrasound-Guided Three-In-One Nerve Block for Femur Fractures. Sorry we've been out of the loop lately.