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Ultrasound Leadership Academy: Intro to Shoulder Evaluation

EM Curious

By Michael Macias Welcome to the Ultrasound Leadership Academy (ULA) summary blog series. This week, we discuss the basics of shoulder ultrasound. If you want to learn more about the program you can visit Ultrasound Leadership Academy or Ultrasound Podcast to see more from the hosts of this awesome program.

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#FOAMed Review 45th Edition

EM Curious

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas.even the ones that may not be the coolest. Read on here @ Rebel EM. Watch here.

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Episode 91 Occult Knee Injuries Pearls and Pitfalls

Emergency Medicine Cases

Arun Sayal and Hossein Mehdian answer questions such as: When should we suspect a spontaneously reduced knee dislocation? Do all patients suspected of a spontaneous knee dislocation require a CT angiogram to rule out vascular injury? Which patients with a low energy mechanism are at risk for knee dislocation and vascular complications?

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#FOAMed Review 58th Edition

EM Curious

The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world, including interesting and relevant evidence based medicine, that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Read more, here at Dr. Smith's ECG Blog.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Taming the SRU

In select patient populations (such as those with poor outpatient follow-up), screening with a BMP to evaluate their serum creatinine may be beneficial Patients with asymptomatic hypertension should be referred to their PCP for outpatient follow-up.

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Ep 136 Occult Shoulder Injuries and Proximal Humerus Fractures

Emergency Medicine Cases

When is an ultrasound of the shoulder indicated and how should they be interpreted? What is the best x-ray view to diagnose a sternoclavicular dislocation? Which shoulder injuries require a simple sling vs Velpeau sling vs collar and cuff vs sugar tong splint? What are the surgical indications for clavicle fractures? and many more.

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Twisting and Turning - Ankle Injuries in the ED

Taming the SRU

As an EM physician, it is important to have an understanding of the spectrum of ankle injuries and how these are appropriately evaluated. Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Range all joints.