Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. PPV, rib fractures, and decreased GCS were predictive of conservative management failure [23]. Carries the advantage of being able to detect displaced rib fractures, foreign bodies, mediastinal or diaphragmatic changes [17]. Can Respir J.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 10, 2024

R4 Case Follow-up: SCAD WITH dr. Martella Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a diagnosis confirmed via imaging: Coronary Angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography, Intravascular Ultrasound Therefore, treatment in the ED is the same as atherosclerotic ACS: ASA, heparin gtt and possible statin.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style released its 11th edition in 2020. Both bone forearm fracture with dorsal displacement AP. Trick of the trade: getting the last bit of ultrasound gel from the bottle. Oxford University Press, 2020. Video Publications Last Name First Initial. Video Title. CorePendium.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

6 The increasing mortality rate led to an additional emergency regulation in 2022 requiring the consenting physician to perform the critical steps of the case, limiting surgeons to three cases per day, and mandating continuous, recorded ultrasound guidance for gluteal AFT procedures. References Garcia SE. Butt Lifts Are Booming.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pneumonia A 2020 meta-analysis of 8 studies including 2,215 adults with confirmed community acquired pneumonia in different settings found PCT with a cutoff of 0.5 Instead, they strongly advocated for the use of lung ultrasound to diagnose bacterial CAP [45]. 2020 Nov 20;99(47):e23315. J Med Virol. 2021; 93: 4358–4369.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Clinical impact: The patient’s DVT ultrasounds were negative. A trans-esophageal echocardiogram showed a normal ejection fracture, normal right ventricular function, and no vegetations. Microdosing Methods Help, 2020. J Addict Med. 2022;16(4):389-391. PMID 35020693. Starting Bupe From Fentanyl Can Be a Nightmare.

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EMDocs

JUNE 21, 2023

Labs do not play a significant role Imaging X-ray : Start with plain films to look for fracture near laceration, intra-articular free air, radiopaque foreign body. Curr Orthop Pract, 31 (5) (2020 Sept), pp. The role of computed tomography in the assessment of open periarticular fractures associated with deep knee wounds.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. Original clinical studies Distribution and pattern of hand fractures in children and adolescents. Trends in Reasons for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Hesitancy: 2010-2020. Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Costochondritis, rib fractures, and pericarditis are common causes of chest pain that can be treated with multimodal regimens. 7 Rib and Sternal Fractures: Rib fractures are often caused by blunt chest trauma. Up to two-thirds of rib fractures are missed on initial chest radiographs. Most cases abate by one year.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

23 Blunt carotid injury is more likely in patients with at least one of the following: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 6, fracture of petrous bone, presence of diffuse axonal brain injury, and LeFort II/III fractures. 23 BCVI should be suspected with any high-energy trauma or any fractures of the maxilla or mandible. Tenenbaum, M.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Ankle fractures are the third most common fracture in the ED [2] and more than 20,000 patients are seen in the ED for ankle sprains each day [3]. traumatic axial loading with calcaneal fractures, pilons, and vertebral compression fractures) [5]. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation [Image 2].

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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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Mind The Bleep

JANUARY 24, 2025

Upper limb fractures and dislocations can lead to associated arterial and nerve damage. First aid such as irrigation, tourniquet use, reduction and splinting of fractures/dislocations. Doppler Ultrasound: Non-invasive assessment of blood flow. Complex injuries including associated fractures or dislocations. Columb, M.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of fractures. An ultrasound scan of the graft is usually sufficient to rule out these complications. Kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk of rickets and fractures. (13) Ask about the frequency of intermittent catheterization, if applicable. Any history of injury?

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