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August 2008 Challenge

56-year-old female with metastatic breast CA presents with dyspnea and hypotension. You are concerned that the patient has a pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology and perform a focused echo. Take the Challenge

Posted to EMsono Challenge (Weblog) by Rob on 08-15-2008
January 2008 EMsono Challenge

A 43-year-old female presents to the ED with sudden onset of dyspnea and left sided chest pain. The patient tells you she just underwent a TAH for uterine fibroids and was discharged home 5 days ago. The patient denies other past medical history although she relates having a spontaneous pneumothorax...

Posted to EMsono Challenge (Weblog) by Rob on 01-09-2008
Case of the Week - Case # 25

26-year-old male with severe bullous lung disease presents to the ED with severe right sided pleuritic chest pain. His vitals are stable and he is not hypoxic. His upright CXR reveals the severe bullous disease but no obvious pneumothorax. You perform a thoracic ultrasound and note the following... Take...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 05-02-2007

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