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US - Cardiac Tamponade? Ultrasound of the Month
Ultrasound Case of the Month is Back! This month, a patient with several months of progressive dyspnea. Not acute, so not an ED problem? Think again! Read on to see what you might have missed if you didn't pick up an ultrasound probe...
Hypotension + Abdominal Pain = Ultrasound
You are working an busy overnight shift at your rural community ER when a nurse comes to notify you of a new patient in the lobby - there are no open beds currently, but she thinks he looks ill.
You go out to evaluate the patient quickly - He is complaining of severe generalized abdominal pain that started a few hours ago and is worsening. He looks pale and slightly diaphoretic, has severe abdominal tenderness with peritonitis. Concerned, you wheel him back to your trauma bay...
US - Gestational Sacn: Ultrasound of the Month
This is our inaugural edition of the Ultrasound Case of the Month. In this case we examine an early pregnancy ultrasound with an unusual finding. Read on to learn about a measurement we are often not doing in the ED and what we may be missing.