This month’s case is a complex patellar fracture diagnosed with POCUS along with a great discussion of the knee ultrasound exam by Dr. Sofia Chinchilla.
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Thrilled to release our Resus in The Land Blog! Brought to you by our EM-Intensivists and residents/students completing a Resus elective! This first post, by MS4 Jilan Shimberg, covers a review of the effect of acidemia on catecholamine response! Be sure to follow along for more!
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It’s our first Intern Ultrasound of the Month for this academic year! Here’s a great case and discussion by Dr. Bejan Kanga, PGY1, about using POCUS to diagnose shoulder dislocation and confirm reduction!
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This month’s DEI in the Land focuses on the ever important issue of gun violence that plagues our ED every single day. Read on to learn more…
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month by Dr. Wes Gallaher features a great case of Achilles tendon rupture confirmed with POCUS! Read on to learn more!
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Our DEI in The Land series continues with a celebration of Pride Month to bring attention to the longstanding stigmatization of the LGBTQ+ community by the healthcare system.
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month is by Dr. Anna Williams. It features a great case of a DVT quickly diagnosed at the bedside, which allowed for expeditious initiation of heparin long before extensive PEs were found on CT. Also helped rapidly rule out other suspected pathology. Read on to learn more!
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We’re excited to launch our “DEI in The Land” Blog Series! Even though May is just about over, this first post is to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, especially in light of recent Asian hate crimes in the wake of COVID.
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month by is by Dr. Dan Saadeh and features a great case of a STEMI with heart block, first detected with POCUS which found regional wall motion abnormalities. EKG confirmed the diagnosis. Read on to learn more!
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month by Dr. Dani Rao is a great case of extensor tenosynovitis from a cat bite. Because of this POCUS diagnosis (when the clinical presentation was somewhat vague), the patient was evaluated by hand surgery and admitted for IV antibiotics. #POCUSforthewin
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month by Dr. Haley Wartman features a great case of IVC thrombus found incidentally when scanning the aorta and kidneys that led to new diagnosis and further workup of metastatic disease.
Read MoreJoin us in celebrating Women’s History Month as we highlight several prominent women of University Hospitals & their contributions to the field of emergency medicine. Stay tuned for spotlights & help us celebrate them!
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month by Dr. Jehanne Belange features a great case of acute coronary syndrome in which POCUS detected a regional wall motion abnormality mimicking the classic Takotsubo pattern.
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Join us in celebrating Black History Month as we highlight several Black men & women for their contributions to the field of emergency medicine. Stay tuned for biweekly spotlights on these great humans!
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As part of our most recent Journal Club, we discussed Medicare reimbursement and how it affects us as EM physicians as well as our patients. The discussion was centered around a recent paper on Medicare Reimbursement as well as the ACEP Response to recent reimbursement cuts.
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This Intern Ultrasound of the Month features a great case of retinal detachment diagnosed with POCUS by Dr. Connor Parsell, PGY1.
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This month’s Intern Ultrasound of the Month is a great case by Dr. Mike Fellenbaum, PGY1, of large bilateral emphysematous bullae whose POCUS findings mimic those of a pneumothorax.
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This month’s Intern Ultrasound of the Month features a great case by Dr. Raleigh Ems, PGY1, of a complex hand abscess/cellulitis and discussion of the POCUS evaluation for tenosynovitis.
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This month’s Intern Ultrasound of the Month features a great case by Dr. Lukas Offutt of a complex ovarian cystic lesion discovered with POCUS!
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Our first Intern Ultrasound of the Month for the 2020-2021 academic year features a great case by Dr. Evan Walsh of vitreomacular traction syndrome and diffuse scleritis diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound!
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