Is It My Heart, Doc?
This is an important question. And I have to try to answer it every day. Sometimes several…
Imaging and Ultrasound
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Is It My Heart, Doc?
This is an important question. And I have to try to answer it every day. Sometimes several... -
Ultrasound-guided peritonsillar abscess drainage
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) or quinsy is a potentially severe suppurative complication of upper respiratory infection that is... -
‘All ye who enter here abandon logic’
Reason drives us as physicians. Logic courses through our veins and supports the choices we make. However,...
Ultrasound-guided peritonsillar abscess drainage
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) or quinsy is a potentially severe suppurative complication of upper respiratory infection that is…
Ultrasound for thoracentesis
Introduction Thoracentesis is a common procedure that is used for both diagnostic evaluation and symptomatic treatment of…
Ultrasound-Guided Posterior Tibial Nerve Block
Introduction: Plantar laceration repair and foreign body removal are common emergency department procedures. Local infiltration of anesthetic…
Choosing to Bridge the Gap
One afternoon a few years back, my second patient of the shift was a 60-year-old female, June…
Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage…
Bedside Ultrasound Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Emergency physicians must often manage critically ill patients whose hemodynamic status is unclear, especially early in the…
Critical Issues in the Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Early Pregnancy
Emergency physicians frequently evaluate and manage patients with abdominal pain and/or vaginal bleeding during the first trimester…
‘Triple Scan’ for Diagnosis of ADHF
Identifying the cause of acute dyspnea in the emergency department is often challenging, even for the most…
‘All ye who enter here abandon logic’
Reason drives us as physicians. Logic courses through our veins and supports the choices we make. However,…