EMDocs

APRIL 7, 2025

Author: Abdo Zeinoun MD, Clinical Ultrasound Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School // Reviewed by: Stephen Alerhand, MD ( @SAlerhand) ; Steve Fields, MD Patient Case A 60 year-old male with a history of hypertension presents with worsening right knee pain over the last 3 days. Why Use Ultrasound Guidance?

Emergency Department 116

Emergency Department Ultrasounds Dislocations Fractures 116

EMDocs

APRIL 14, 2025

Exist along a spectrum: minor subluxation to fracture and dislocation. Injuries range from sprain to fracture-dislocation; divided into low energy and high energy. Fracture displacement, dislocation -> reduce if displaced/dislocated (hang the foot by the toes using finger traps and then reduce); place in short leg posterior splint.

Dislocations 68

Dislocations Fractures Ultrasounds Operations 68

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.

EKG/ECG 93

EKG/ECG Shock Fractures Dislocations 93

Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Take-Home Point: Bedside pericardiocentesis is a rare but important procedure that can be performed emergently using ultrasound or landmark guidance. Take-Home Point: Knee dislocations are time-sensitive injuries that require rapid diagnosis and treatment because of the high rate of vascular complications.

Dislocations 52

Dislocations Emergency Department Burns Shock 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 17, 2023

mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5% mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5% mg/kg IV Versed: 0.2 mg/kg IM, 0.2 mg/kg IN (may repeat to max of 0.4 mg/kg IN), 0.2

Seizures 40

Seizures Fractures Burns Pediatrics 40

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

As these patients are typically already at a high risk for poor health outcomes, secondary spontaneous PTX is often more serious in presentation and management more complex [11]. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax.

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

EMDocs

JUNE 21, 2023

Functional outcomes Severe soft tissue injuries and damage to the bony structures => poor functional outcomes. Can Ultrasound Identify Traumatic Knee Arthrotomy in a Cadaveric Model? The role of computed tomography in the assessment of open periarticular fractures associated with deep knee wounds. J Orthop Trauma.

Soft Tissue Injuries 95

Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Dislocations Radiology 95