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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound

ALiEM

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric lung ultrasound. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound Quiz Module Goals List indications for performing a pediatric lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Describe the technique for performing lung POCUS.

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PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Renal and Bladder Ultrasound

ALiEM

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric renal and bladder ultrasonography. Given her pain with a history of intermittent hematuria and dysuria, you perform a renal and bladder point of care ultrasound (POCUS) examination. Pre-warmed ultrasound gel is helpful when available.

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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

ALiEM

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric soft tissue ultrasonography. 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.

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Approach to Hernias in the ED

Taming the SRU

For pediatric patients with an inguinal hernia, a unilateral frog leg position is helpful for aligning the inguinal canal. (7) 2) Management: Confirmed by CT Surgical consult Utility of Ultrasound Ultrasound can be helpful in identifying hernias and in assisting in reduction. This allows gravity to assist you.

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Hip Pain in Pediatrics

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Tommy Ng, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Patricia Bigach, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert review by : Terese Whipple, MD '20 So your kid won’t walk One of the most common complaints in a pediatric Emergency Department is a child refusing or inability to ambulate. Curr Opin Pediatr. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017;18(1):304. 1999;11(1):80-83.

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Ultrasound of the Month: Severe Hydronephrosis in a patient with Horseshoe Kidney

Taming the SRU

Given her age, history of nephrolithiasis, and frequent urinary tract infections, a bedside renal ultrasound was performed to assess for hydronephrosis due to concern her generalized weakness may be secondary to an infected stone or obstructive uropathy. Horseshoe Kidney: Radiology Reference Article. Pediatr Nephrol.

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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Ultrasound has been associated with lower rates of negative appendicectomy. In a meta-analysis of 26 paediatric studies, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for diagnosing appendicitis in children were 88% and 94%, respectively [10]. Pediatrics, 2012. European Journal of Pediatrics, 1996. Bachur, R.G.,