EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The value of ultrasound for detecting hand fractures: A meta-analysis. Open Fracture. Current concepts in the evaluation and treatment of mallet finger injury. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132(4):560e-566e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a0148c 0b013e3182a0148c Zhao W, Wang G, Chen B, et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(44):e17823.

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EMS Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Ultrasounds 78

EMDocs

AUGUST 12, 2023

The value of ultrasound for detecting hand fractures: A meta-analysis. Open Fracture. Emergency Medicine News 33(12):p 8,9, December 2011. | The athlete’s hand: ligament and tendon injury. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2012;16(4):338-349. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1327007 Zhao W, Wang G, Chen B, et al. Medicine (Baltimore).

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EMS Fractures Operations Ultrasounds 70

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. A prospective, Single-Arm Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study. CHEST 2010.

Stroke 134

Stroke Outcomes Hospitals Administration 134

ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Laboratory Data CT Orbits/Sella w/ IV Contrast : No acute orbital fracture. Tonometry and ocular ultrasound (US) are generally not recommended as you could squeeze more liquid out of the eye or increase the intraocular pressure even more, pushing the iris further out. Epub 2011 Dec 2. Visual acuity: able to count fingers.

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Emergency Department Fractures Academics Hospitals 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In this study, the Broselow tape had the best overall accuracy, with 50.7% (vs 30.88% for APLS 2011) of estimates occurring within 10% of measured weight and 80.0% (vs 55% for APLS 2011) estimates within 20% of measured weight. The median patient age was 8.2 years (IQR 2.5–14.2 years), with a slight male predominance (51.5% were male).

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Research Emergency Department Outcomes 52

Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Physical examination should always include an attempt to ambulate the child unless there is an obvious contraindication noted immediately (eg open fracture). Management includes imaging studies, typical ultrasound to assess for a joint effusion, then a diagnostic arthrocentesis & antibiotics. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-301245.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Emergency Department Radiology 52

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]. Acad Emerg Med.

Infectious Diseases 87

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 87