28-year-old male with left ring finger swelling and erythema. Patient states thinks he punctured it a week ago on a piece of wood. On exam he has fusiform swelling, erythema and pain. His ROM is limited due to pain. His vitals are stable and he is afebrile. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the...
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Rob
on 6 Jul 2009
Filed under: Intermediate, Foreign body, Abscess, Hand
25-year-old male presents with recurring right hand swelling three weeks after punching a glass window. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following ... Take the Case
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Rob
on 15 Sep 2008
Filed under: trauma, Intermediate, Advanced, Foreign body, Musculoskeletal, Hand
A 22-year-old right-hand dominant male with known retained glass foreign bodies (fb) in his for two months duration. The patient has seen several hand surgeons and told it would be best to leave the fb's alone. The patient presents to the ED stating he can no longer perform his job duties due to...
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Rob
on 13 May 2008
Filed under: Intermediate, Advanced, Foreign Body, Musculoskeletal
17 y.o male presents stating “I need an abscess on my foot drained again.” Patient reports that about once a year he needs to get an abscess drained in the same place on his foot. He denies past trauma or known FB. Patient has no other PMH and he is afebrile with stable vital signs. On examination...
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Rob
on 23 Jan 2007
Filed under: Advanced, Foreign body, Abscess, Musculoskeletal, Pediatric, Procedural ultrasound
An 8-year-old male presents presents from the pediatric clinic with painful swelling of the right groin. He had been seen also in the clinic by pediatric surgery and he was referred to the ED for further evaluation since the diagnosis could not be made with certainty by clinical examination. The patient...
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Rob
on 19 Dec 2006
Filed under: Beginner, Foreign body, Abscess, Musculoskeletal, Pediatric