The case material for this Challenge was provided by Dr. Brooks LaSelle and Dr. Brian Snyder - thanks for the interesting case! A 28 year-old male that presented to the hospital with left trapezial pain. This patient has a history of back pain and when the pain developed he attempted to alleviate the...
21-year-old male crushed between two heavy objects at work presents with abdominal and chest pain. His vitals are stable and he is afebrile. You perform a focused ultrasound of the RUQ and note the following… Take the Challenge
An 86-year-old male presents with sudden onset of severe abdominal and back pain. The patient appears to be in acute distress. Vitals signs are blood pressure 78/44, heart rate 128 (sinus rhythm on the monitor), respiratory rate 26, temperature 37C (98.6F), and oxygen saturation 95% on room air. Examination...
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Rob
on 23 Apr 2010
Filed under: Advanced, Aorta, Vascular, Hypotension
22-year-old male with single GSW along right lateral chest. On arrival he is in significant respiratory distress and is intubated and a 36 Fr CT inserted. You perform an ultrasound evaluation of the RUQ, midepigastric, and pelvic regions and note the following... Take the Challenge
27-year-old female presents with slight pelvic cramping. The patient is afebrile and has normal vital signs. The patient states her LMP was almost 4 weeks ago. She has no other complaints. Her urine pregnancy test was positive in the ED. You perform a pelvic ultrasound... Take the Case
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Rob
on 1 Mar 2010
Filed under: Intermediate, Pelvic US, OB, Pelvic, Pregnancy, Advanced