Browsing: Ultrasound

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Clinical , Airway , Ultrasound

Confirmation of Endotracheal Intubation with Bedside US

4/7/2016 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD
Confirmation of Endotracheal Intubation with Bedside US A 45-year-old female is brought into your emergency department after cardiac arrest. A quick history from her husband reveals they recently ret
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Finding the Invisible: Using Ultrasound to Combat Fournier's

10/8/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Di Coneybeare, MD
Finding the Invisible: Using Ultrasound to Combat Fournier's Case A 77-year-old male with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and a recent left femoral neck fracture is sent to the ED for non-resolvin
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Clinical , Ultrasound

A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound

10/8/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA , Jay Taylor Williams, MD
A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound Case You are working in Central America doing emergency development work, when a 7-year-old girl presents in status epilepticus. She has no seizure
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Cardiology

Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE

8/4/2015 Sharmin Kalam, MD , Mark Favot, MD
Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE An 85-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents with sudden onset of dys
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Pain Management

Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block

6/13/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Andrew Oh, MD
Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block A 29-year-old carpenter rushes into your emergency department with a 6 cm laceration on the palmar aspect of his hand after mishandling a power saw. The lacerati
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Discovering the Artifact

4/30/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA
Discovering the Artifact Reading Between the Lines in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Mastering point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation takes not only knowledge of anatomy and pathology, but also know
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Sounding the Bowel

2/14/2015 Tomislav Jelic, MD , David Kirschner, MD
Sounding the Bowel Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small-Bowel Obstruction Case 1. A 72-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with two days of vomiting and severe abdominal
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Clinical , Ultrasound , Orthopedics

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction

2/14/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Amie Kim, MD
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction Case A 16-year-old boy presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after strongly throwing a ball overhand. He denies any direct trauma or his
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Clinical , Ultrasound

Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

1/9/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA
Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case A 60-year-old male rolls in by EMS with a complaint of shortness of breath. He was discharged from prison two months ago, at which time he ceased a
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Clinical , Urology , Ultrasound

In a Twist: Testicular Torsion

10/15/2014 EM Resident
In a Twist: Testicular Torsion Dhimitri Nikolla, MSIV, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA Tyler Lewandowski, DO, Resident Physician Emergency Medicine, UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA Introduct