Detect Cardiac Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities by Point-of-Care Echocardiography
More than 6 million emergency department visits a year in the United States are for chest pain.1…
Posts by Arun Nagdev, MD
Pain Control Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block
The Case A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling off his bicycle. After basic…
How to Perform an Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture
Integration of ultrasound when determining ideal needle entry in a difficult case can prevent repeated failed attempts…
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation
Tips on using this imaging technique for the emergency physician Clinical Case A 28-year-old male presents to…
Ultrasound-Guided Elbow Arthrocentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians must consider septic arthritis when evaluating patients presenting with a painful and swollen elbow….
Ultrasound-guided peritonsillar abscess drainage
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) or quinsy is a potentially severe suppurative complication of upper respiratory infection that is…
Ultrasound-Guided Posterior Tibial Nerve Block
Introduction: Plantar laceration repair and foreign body removal are common emergency department procedures. Local infiltration of anesthetic…
‘Triple Scan’ for Diagnosis of ADHF
Identifying the cause of acute dyspnea in the emergency department is often challenging, even for the most…
Bedside Ultrasound for the Septic Hip
The evaluation of the pediatric patient with a limp or refusal to walk or the adult patient…
A Clinical Guide to Bedside Ultrasound
Hello and welcome to an exciting new column for emergency ultrasound education, to start in the June…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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