Written by Randi Ozaki …and probably one of the more annoying clinical questions that we’re faced with in the ED. PERC (pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria), D-dimer and Well’s criteria have been discussed ad nauseam,…
Here’s Dr. Brevil with today’s Morning Report! Ocular Ultrasound Since the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye contain vitreous fluid, the eye is an ideal acoustic window for ultrasound imaging Normal Anatomy: Iris separates lens and anterior chamber…
Written by Dr. Michelle DiMare Welcome back! This month’s post is brought to you by my sudden increase in peds shifts and everyone’s favorite chief complaint: vomiting. While ultrasounding a tiny, crying, puking, squirmy patient can often seem like a…
Well that was unexpected… By Dr. Michelle DiMare Welcome back! This month’s post explores a common diagnosis with an uncommon complication. Or is it more common than we think?? In a fictional hospital nearby, a healthy…
We’re back with another edition of Wednesday Wrap-up after a brief hiatus! During today’s Peds M+M conference, there was a somewhat heated discussion about using ultrasound to evaluate abdominal pain and specifically to evaluate for appendicitis. I don’t want to…
Today’s Morning Report comes all the way from Botswana courtesy of Dr. Cioe. Thanks Dr. Cioe!