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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

ALiEM

Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1. Linear ultrasound transducer Probe Use a linear, high-frequency transducer. Describe the limitations of soft tissue POCUS.

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A Rolling Stone Without a Home: Bouveret Syndrome on PoCUS

EM Ottawa

This case report demonstrates the utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to identify complicated gallbladder disease. POCUS demonstrated signs of small bowel obstruction and subsequently guided the decision to pursue radiology-performed imaging.

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Probing 2023: PoCUS Articles to Change Your Practice

EM Ottawa

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is becoming a cornerstone tool in our assessment of patient presentations and is helping us guide our clinical management. This is also represented in the amount of literature that has been published on the use of PoCUS in 2023.

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EM@3AM: Testicular/Scrotal Abscesses

EMDocs

An ultrasound of the testes reveals the following: What is the diagnosis? Clinical Infectious Disease. Radiology Key. He reports approximately one month of dysuria, and around two weeks ago noticed a dull aching sensation in his testicles that has progressively gotten worse. Published 2008 Sep 19. Cureus 12(7): e8991.

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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The task force (Society of Critical Care Medicine) was made up of paediatric experts in critical care, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, general paediatrics, nursing, and public health from six continents. This study suggests that ultrasound reduces these incidents. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Episode 24 - First Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies: Recognition and Management

EB Medicine

So to get us all on the same page, the discriminatory zone is the b-HCG at which an IUP is expected to be seen on ultrasound. Nachi: Definitely concerning, but this is all the more reason you need to employ our favorite imaging modality… the ultrasound. For a threatened abortion, the os would be closed with an IUP seen on ultrasound.