Emergency Medicine

Red Flag in Bedside Echocardiography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Remembering McConnell’s Sign

Posted in: Cardiology, Clinical Studies, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound Literature|December 13, 2016

This case report from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine showcases a 76-year-old male who presented to the ED with dyspnea.

Think ultrasound first for peritonsillar swelling

Posted in: Emergency Medicine, Procedures|July 21, 2015

Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is one of the most common deep neck space infections that can potentially have life-threatening complications if inadequately diagnosed and not treated promptly.

Point-of-care focused cardiac ultrasound for prediction of pulmonary embolism adverse outcomes

Posted in: Cardiology, Clinical Studies, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound Literature|July 20, 2015

In patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), right ventricular strain (RVS) on transthoracic echocardiography by Cardiology has been shown to be an independent predictor of 30-day adverse outcomes.

Anatomical distribution of traumatic pneumothoraces on chest computed tomography: implications for ultrasound screening in the ED

Posted in: Emergency Medicine|March 9, 2015

This retrospective study from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine sought to find the optimal anatomic location for pulmonary ultrasonography, for trauma patients with pneumothroaces….

Liver trauma diagnosis with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: interobserver variability between radiologist and emergency physician in an animal study

Posted in: Emergency Medicine, FAST and E-FAST|February 20, 2015

This study from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine sought to compare liver trauma evaluation techniques using traditional ultrasound versus contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Radiologist and emergency medicine physicians performed both conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound evaluations on rabbit livers that had sustained blunt trauma…

Optic Neuritis Diagnosed by Bedside Emergency Physician-Performed Ultrasound: A Case Report

Posted in: Emergency Medicine, Ophthalmology|October 20, 2014

This case study from the Journal of Emergency Medicine describes how an emergency medicine physician used ocular ultrasonography to guide the diagnosis of new-onset optic neuritis in a 37-year-old diabetic male.