Imaging
Conference Coverage
Ultrasound can’t rule out pulmonary embolism in the ED
SAN DIEGO – A negative ultrasound can’t rule out pulmonary embolism in the ED.
News
ED key to reducing pediatric asthma x-rays
ATLANTA – It takes more than a guideline to change behavior.
From the Journals
Neuroimaging may often be unneeded in ED seizure treatment
Case Reports
Emergency Imaging: Femoral Pseudoaneurysm
An 84-year-old man presented for evaluation of an increasingly swollen mass on his left groin.
Case Reports
Bell Palsy Mimics
A 61-year-old woman presented for evaluation of right facial drooping and vertigo.
Case Reports
Gone but Not Forgotten: Acute Appendicitis Postappendectomy
A 33-year-old man presented for evaluation of a 3-day history of progressive and radiating right lower quadrant abdominal pain...
Case Reports
Bedside Ultrasound for Pulsatile Hand Mass
A 23-year-old man, who initially presented to an outside hospital’s ED for evaluation and treatment of a stab wound, presented to our ED two...
Video
VIDEO: Ultrasound with Doppler
Pulsatile flow is noted through the neck of the mass.
Video
VIDEO: Initial Bedside Ultrasound of Pulsatile Hand Mass
A round pulsatile hand mass with heterogeneous echogenicity.
Conference Coverage
Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
Stroke patients who were treated with thrombectomy at 6-24 hours fared equally well whether CT or MR imaging was used to assess their infarct.
Procedures
Emergency Ultrasound: Focused Ultrasound for Respiratory Distress: The BLUE Protocol
Lung ultrasound using the BLUE protocol provides critical information within minutes of initial evaluation.