How to Perform an Adductor Canal Nerve Block
Injuries or soft tissue infections of the lower extremity are common reasons for patients to seek emergency…
Imaging & Ultrasound
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How to Perform an Adductor Canal Nerve Block
Injuries or soft tissue infections of the lower extremity are common reasons for patients to seek emergency... -
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three... -
New Study Compares POCUS with X-Ray for Shoulder Dislocations
The Case A 52-year-old male with a history of dyslipidemia presents to the emergency department after sustaining...
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three…
New Study Compares POCUS with X-Ray for Shoulder Dislocations
The Case A 52-year-old male with a history of dyslipidemia presents to the emergency department after sustaining…
How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Interscalene Nerve Blocks
Ultrasound-guided single injection nerve blocks have become a valuable tool in the multimodal strategy for pain control…
Data Snapshots: Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Imaging
The percentage of patients receiving diagnostic imaging in the ED continues to increase. Although CT and ultrasound…
Tips for Managing Suspected Occult Fractures
When assessing a patient with a suspected radiographically occult fracture, there are two options for the emergency…
Reader Responds to “Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?” Article
I read with interest Dr. Milne’s recent column on paying patients $100 not to get a CT…
CT, or Not CT
CT, or not CT, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the brain to suffer The…
“Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?
The Case A 24-year-old female enters the emergency department after experiencing a brief loss of consciousness after…
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate and Aspirate Ankle Infections
Septic arthritis of the ankle is an uncommon but devastating clinical entity representing 3 percent to 14…