Urinary tract stones are a frequent chief complaint in the emergency department. Point-of-care ultrasound speeds a diagnosis and helps direct appropriate management.
Millions of people come to the emergency department each year suffering migraine or other acute headaches; often, the pain is difficult to manage. But the literature shows the greater occipital nerve
When I (lead author Irbert L. Vega, MD) went to the Dominican Republic for my global EM elective, I suddenly found myself in an environment where POCUS was still a nascent technology instead of a stan
Although MRI is the gold standard for diagnosing complete QTR, this is not always practical in the ED. POCUS is a time-efficient, economical approach to assessing acute knee injuries, especially when
Ectopic pregnancies are the leading cause of maternal mortality within the first trimester of pregnancy.5 The standard of care for workup and diagnosis includes a quantitative β-hCG and ultrasound ima
An important goal for cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curricula is creating a straightforward method of remembering ultrasound probe orientation.
Back pain is a common chief complaint in the emergency department. However, not all back pain is simple lumbago, and as emergency physicians, it is crucial to be aware of more insidious causes of back
A leading goal for any point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum is creating excellent, low-cost, rapid-assembly models for teaching. Associated goals include minimizing the assembly units and maxim
Shortness of breath is one of the most common EMS chief complaints, with the majority of our population endorsing a history of COPD, CHF, or both. Prehospital POCUS is a quick, non-invasive, and effec