Excellent images, videos, and teaching points for a young female patient found to have an ectopic pregnancy using point-of-care ultrasound.
FOAMed has revolutionized medical education. This is the second part of a multipart series evaluating FOAMed resources for learners of all levels. Today’s post covers ultrasound, an essential tool in emergency medicine.
A 59 year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of difficulty concentrating and loss of vision. He had presented to the same facility the day prior for chest pain, chills, and a cough. During his prior visit, the patient underwent a chest x-ray which demonstrated a co...
What's the literature behind using ultrasound for retained foreign bodies in soft tissue, and how do you do it? Read on for more!
How do you care for the crashing trauma patient? This post takes you through the critical resuscitation step-by-step.
As you start to move along in residency, you will soon find out: if you cannot achieve difficult intravenous access on your own, there is no one behind you who can. This is a skill that must be mastered.
Pneumonia is an illness frequently seen in our emergency departments. But, are all presentations actually pneumonia? Are we missing other illnesses that present similarly to pneumonia? Which ones pose significant morbidity and mortality risk to our patients? What clues are out there that will aid us in making an alternative and critical diagnosis?
Ultrasound as an additional adjunct in trained hands to support end-tidal capnography for confirming ETT placement during CPR and other low-flow states.
