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• Case of the Week - Case # 85

  A 52-year-old male presents with right leg pain. He is morbidly obese and has calf tenderness on the right. You perform a focused venous compression ultrasound from the groin to the knee and do not find a DVT. Emergency Ultrasound You subsequently scan the area of tenderness within the calf and note the following... ... Posted Jul 21 2008, 06:09 PM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Beginner, DVT, Vascular

• Case of the Week - Case # 69

  A 44-year-old male presents with right leg pain of two days duration. Review the ultrasound of the right thigh (groin to adductor canal) and answer the following questions...... Posted Mar 30 2008, 07:18 PM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Intermediate, DVT

• Case of the Week - Case # 63

  A 45-year-old male presents with calf pain for the past 7 days. The patient denies any trauma, prolonged travel or prior history of DVT. On exam, his vitals are stable. His right calf is 4.5 cm larger than his left calf. He has a positive Homan's sign on the right. You perform a venous compression examination and note the following in the popliteal region...... Posted Feb 12 2008, 01:33 AM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Beginner, DVT

• Case of the Week - Case # 45

  54-year-old male presents with right leg swelling of 5 days duration. He denies hx of DVT. He has a history of metastatic lung CA. He denies fever or trauma. His vitals are stable. You perform a bedside ultrasound and note the following...... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:56 PM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Beginner, DVT, Vascular

• Case of the Week - Case # 10

  A 67-year-old female presents to the ED with posterior knee pain. Your resident has just completed an orthopedics rotation and is convinced that the patient has a baker’s cyst. She is moderately obese and physical examination reveals no definitive... Posted Jan 03 2007, 05:02 AM by Rob with | with no comments Filed under: Beginner, Intermediate, Case, Musculoskeletal, DVT