Special thanks to Marcus Williams, MD, and Aravind Addepalli, MD, at Highland Hospital for serving as models for the photographs in this article.
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ACEP Now: Vol 40 – No 09 – September 2021References
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- What med? Highland Ultrasound website. Available at: http://highlandultrasound.com/med-guide. Accessed Aug. 13, 2021.
Dr. Mantuani is ultrasound fellowship director at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Dr. Yang and Dr. Schultz are ultrasound fellows at Highland Hospital. Dr. Nagdev is director of the ultrasound division at Highland Hospital.
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