82 y.o. female presents with TIA symptoms. On exam patient has pulsatile mass in right neck. No bruit is auscultated. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following... Take the Challenge
54-year-old dialysis patient presents with left arm pain and swelling. His dialysis nurse sends him in because she is afraid to dialyze him from his AV graft in the left arm. The patient states that swelling has been present in the arm for a while but it has gotten worse recently and he is waiting to...
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Rob
on 21 Jul 2008
Filed under: Intermediate, Advanced, Vascular, AV graft
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. You subsequently scan the area of tenderness within the calf and note the followin g... Take...
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Rob
on 21 Jul 2008
Filed under: Beginner, DVT, Vascular
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 followin g... Take the Case
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Rob
on 16 Jun 2008
Filed under: Intermediate, Beginner, Vascular
64-year-old female presents to the ED three days after undergoing an outpatient diagnostic heart cath. She is complaining of pain and swelling at the catheter insertion site in the right groin. You perform a focused study of the right groin and note the following on the sagittal video... Take the Challenge