June 2008 - Posts

• Case of the Week - Case # 82

  46-year-old male presents with right scrotal swelling and pain.  He is febrile to 102.8.  You perform a bedside ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case Posted Jun 30 2008, 12:01 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Beginner, Intermediate, Testicle

• Case of the Week - Case # 81

  56-year-old female with ruq abdominal pain.  She is non-icteric.  Her vitals are stable and she is afebrile.  You perform a focused gallbladder ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case  Posted Jun 23 2008, 12:00 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: RUQ, Beginner

• Case of the Week - Case # 80

  67-year-old dialysis patient is sent to the ED from dialysis.  The dialysis nurse reports that they were able to dialyze the patient off of his graft.  On exam, you can feel a bruit and a weak thrill.  You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case  Posted Jun 16 2008, 12:00 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Beginner, Intermediate, Vascular

• Case of the Week - Case # 79

  33-year-old male presents with RUQ abdominal pain of 36 hours duration.   His vital signs are stable and he was afebrile.  He was non-icteric and his exam is unremarkable except for moderate RUQ tenderness.   You perform an ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case Posted Jun 09 2008, 11:00 PM by Rob with no comments Filed under: RUQ, Intermediate

• Case of the Week - Case # 78

  52-year-old laborer presents with swelling to his right middle finger two days after sustaining a puncture wound with a piece of metal.  His vitals are stable and he is afebrile.  His physical exam is unremarkable with the exception of fusiform swelling and erythema of the digit.  There is no evidence of lymphangitis or clinical evidence of an abscess.  You perform an ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case  Posted Jun 03 2008, 02:08 AM by Rob with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, Musculoskeletal, Abscess