Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book , 5 Minute Sono , and POCUS Atlas. Understanding the ultrasound image in relation to your probe is fundamental to any ultrasound procedure! Then holding the ultrasound still when moving the needle.

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PHEM Cast

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine , 11 (2), 211–213. Ultrasound determination of chest wall thickness: implications for needle thoracostomy. Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. Wyrzykowski, A. Kirkpatrick, A. Nicholas, J. Salomone, J. link] Givens, M. Shulman, H.,

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EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

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. Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591. Ultrasound-Guided Three-In-One Nerve Block for Femur Fractures.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. Instead, they strongly advocated for the use of lung ultrasound to diagnose bacterial CAP [45]. N Engl J Med.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Additionally, back in 2010, it was estimated that 6.6% Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Jeff: Next up is ultrasound. While it was < 15% in 1990, by 2016 it reached 40%.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 10, 2024

EKG Reasonable screen for cardiac etiology [ Kane, 2010 ]: Chest Pain with Exertion? 2010 Jul-Aug;5(4):366-73. 2010 Dec;57(6):1385-95. 2010 Dec;57(6):1221-34. Ultrasound diagnosis of occult pneumothorax. Ultrasound J. GI Look for hepatosplenomegaly Is there Epigastric tenderness? Congenit Heart Dis.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

While waiting for laboratory investigations, including troponin and d-dimer, you wonder if a quick point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examination looking for three sonographic findings could help determine the likelihood of this being an AoD. They received a four-hour introductory course taught by emergency ultrasound faculty.

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