This week I’m joined by Jess Mason of EMRAP HD and This Won’t Hurt a Bit, two podcasts that if you haven’t subscribed to yet, you must! We talk about a case where the CT scan missed a veritable hacksack … Read More
Issues watching it? Download the episode here This week we’re going to talk about a case where I was able to quickly and safely disposition a patient home based solely on an ultrasound…. and a UA. If you like hanging … Read More
Have you ever had a busy emergency department? Have you ever had a patient with a fracture that you needed to sedate and you wish you didn’t have to? Well, wish no further and do a nerve block. This week … Read More
Hey all, Due to the gap between posts as of late, I wanted to do a high-yield/short topic. I also have an extremely special guest, Matt Dawson! I’ve been increasingly using a trans-abdominal linear probe in early pregnancy, and have … Read More
Air bronchograms are something that many of us, even if we don’t know ultrasound, have heard before. They refer to a consolidated lung that surrounds small airways. This finding can easily be seen on ultrasound and is highly specific for … Read More
I’ve been struggling with something recently. When I first learned about the lung point, I was ecstatic! A finding that is 100% specific for a pneumothorax? Fantastic! Unfortunately, I think it’s too good to be true. The two studies used … Read More
In residency I invariably used ultrasound for internal jugular central lines, and usually used it for femoral lines. However, when it came to subclavians, I pretty much only did them landmark-based. The clavicle was an easy landmark, and I seemed … Read More
So you’ve started to use ultrasound in your assessments of RUQ pain and you’re feeling okay about it. Here are some tips to help you feel amazing about them. There are at least 3 maneuvers you can do to help you see … Read More
The FAST exam is an examination that is ubiquitous in emergency medicine, and the more I do them, the more I realize that their correct interpretation takes some training. If you don’t know how to properly do a FAST exam, START HERE. The following … Read More
Ultrasound has been proven to have superior sensitivity compared to chest x-ray in the diagnosis of pneumothorax (PTX) in supine trauma patients.1-4 However, sometimes there are issues with the specificity. Ever heard a patient with really bad COPD or asthma’s lungs? They have … Read More