Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for shoulder dislocations and reductions in the emergency department: a diagnostic randomised control trial (RCT). BACKGROUND Shoulder injury and dislocations are common reasons for patients to present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation [Image 2]. Impaired ROM can be indicative of dislocation, ligamentous injury, or intra-articular pathology.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Clinical pathologic case presentation - r1 diagnostics/therapeutics: Lumbar punctures - AIRWAY GROUND ROUNDS- r4 capstone - r3 taming the sru - ultrasound grand rounds Clinical pathologic case presentation WITH Drs. Consider starting more goals of care discussions in the emergency department, not just for patients who are actively dying.

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EM Curious

MAY 6, 2015

DVT ULTRASOUND CONTROVERSY [PODCAST]: There has been an emerging collection of literature that two-point compression ultrasound may be inadequate to rule out DVT. Check out the podcast here @ Ultrasound Podcast. IS IT TIME TO START USING THE HEART PATHWAY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT? Read on here @ Rebel EM.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 15, 2024

A 20-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) directly from the scene of a fall from a bicycle, where he lost balance and landed on his outstretched hand. There is a spectrum of DRUJ injuries from minor sprain to subluxation to dislocation. He complains of pain both in the palm of his hand and in the wrist.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

On arrival to the emergency department (ED) she was awake and breathing with stridor. Flexible laryngoscopy, CT scan, direct laryngoscopy under general anesthesia, esophagoscopy, ultrasound, or chest X-ray may all be requested by the surgical consultant.

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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. Maybe it's dislocated? Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591. Pediatric Emergency Care,30(4), 227–229.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This post aims to broadly cover the types of PTX, the diagnostic modalities available, and the ideal management by PTX type in the Emergency Department. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax. Ann Emerg Med.

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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But this month’s episode is special in its own way - we’ll be tackling Electrical Injuries in the emergency department - from low and high voltage injuries to the more extreme and rare lightning related injuries. Jeff: Let’s move on to evaluation in the emergency department. Jeff: You’re right. Let’s move on to treatment.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 10, 2024

89% agree that violence in the emergency department has harmed patient care. None of the physicians in the study believe that the rate of violence has decreased at all. It usually takes 4-6 weeks for a coronary artery to heal from dissection.

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Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Abiye Ibiebele's (NUEM '21) post on emergent pericardiocentesis, a potentially life-saving procedure in a patient with hemodynamically significant cardiac tamponade, with expert commentary by Northwestern interventional cardiologist, Dr. Dan Schimmel. NUEM's own emergency orthopedic guru, Dr. Matthew Levine, provides expert commentary.

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