April 2008 - Posts

• Case of the Week - Case # 73

  74-year-old white female presents with dyspnea for two days.  On examination, you notice that her heart sounds are muffled and you performed a focused ultrasound to assess for pericardial effusion... Take the Case Posted Apr 30 2008, 02:09 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, Advanced, Cardiac

• Case of the Week - Case # 72

  22-year-old female presents with cramping and vaginal bleeding.  She is uncertain of her first day of her last menstrual period.  Her quant is 586.   You perform an focused ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case Posted Apr 20 2008, 02:41 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, Pregnancy, Pelvic US

• Case of the Week - Case # 71

  38-year-old female presents with right flank pain and vomiting. You are concerned she has a ureteral stone. You perform a bedside ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case   Posted Apr 12 2008, 04:44 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Renal, Intermediate, kidney

• Case of the Week - Case # 70

  64-year-old male presents with fever and cough. He is being treated for bronchitis with doxycycline. He develops sudden-onset pleuritic pain after coughing and presents to the ED. His vitals are stable other than a heart rate of 118. You perform a thoracic ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case  Posted Apr 05 2008, 03:24 PM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, lung