POC US for Shoulder Dislocation

April 27, 2021 By Bri Hartman MD Reviewed by Jonathan Kaplan MD Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Peksa GD. Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of shoulder dislocation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr;37(4):757-761. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.024. Epub 2019 Feb 19. PMID: 30797607. Introduction and background information Shoulder dislocations are a very common …

Inferior vena cava collapsibility detects fluid responsiveness among spontaneously breathing critically-ill patients

Written by Nick Dulin, MD Reviewed by Jonathan Kaplan, MD Corl KA, et al. Inferior vena cava collapsibility detects fluid responsiveness among spontaneously breathing critically-ill patients. J Crit Care. 2017;41:130-137. Full text: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28525778/ BackgroundBoth under and over resuscitation are associated with worsened clinical outcomes in critically ill patients2Assessing fluid status is essential in the management …

Utility of POCUS or evaluating aortic syndromes

Integration of transthoracic focused cardiac ultrasound in the diagnostic algorithm for suspected acute aortic syndromes Kristen La MD PGY1 Ultrasound Journal Club, January 20 2021 Article:  Nazerian P, Mueller C, Vanni S, Soeiro AM, Leidel BA, Cerini G, Lupia E, Palazzo A, Grifoni S, Morello F. Integration of transthoracic focused cardiac ultrasound in the diagnostic …

Ultrasound vs CT for Abdominal Aortic Dissection

January 20, 2021 By: Karen Custodio, DO Reviewed by: Jonathan Kaplan, MD Ultrasonographic Measurement of Aortic Diameter by Emergency Physicians Approximates Results Obtained by Computed Tomography Knaut AL, Kendall JL, Patten R, Ray C. Ultrasonographic measurement of aortic diameter by emergency physicians approximates results obtained by computed tomography. J Emerg Med. 2005;28(2):119-126. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.07.013 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15707804/ Introduction and …