Taming the SRU
OCTOBER 23, 2023
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
PulmCCM
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Ultrasound Is Upvoted The panel weakly suggested bedside ultrasound for patients with fever and an abnormal chest radiograph, but only if an expert is available to interpret the often complex or borderline results. Ultrasound can quickly and more accurately identify significant biliary disease (e.g.,
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EMDocs
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Imaging: In severe cases, imaging with ultrasound, CT or MRI may be useful in assessing the extent of tissue injury and in further evaluating other etiologies including infection and worsening malignancy. Research indicates that timely intervention can significantly reduce morbidity associated with radiation skin injuries. 2022;23(3):e13526.
SheMD
APRIL 24, 2023
I waited until my 6 week ultrasound. On my ultrasound day, I had started to feel pregnant. A colleague met me at the hospital and performed an ultrasound once more to confirm. My friend did an ultrasound and we saw free fluid- a lot of it. I waited in radiology for my formal ultrasound. The ectopic was still there.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. Ultrasound has been associated with lower rates of negative appendicectomy. Remember to test for urine b-HCG in female patients.
EB Medicine
APRIL 30, 2017
Topics covered in this episode of EMplify include Basics of acute decompensated heart failure Key differences in the pathophysiology of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Prehospital Care Initial ED Evaluation of acute decompensated heart failure Narrowing down the differential Physical exam (..)
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 9, 2024
ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound. Accreditation ensures that safe, quality examinations are performed in any ED that utilizes clinical, point-of-care ultrasound.
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