Category Archives: sonospot

06.07.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy: Meta-analysis: History & Physical exam with Ultrasound for extremity fractures #FOAMed

I keep thinking about this study published in the Jan 2013 issue of Academic Emerg Med by Dr. Nikita Joshi et al…. for a few reasons… so I thought i would highlight it on SonoSpot and spark some discussion to get … Continue reading →

06.03.13

by SonoSpot

SonoMedStudent: Ultrasound for Anatomy & Physiology – the lectures & the conference #FOAMed

The First Conference on Ultrasound in Anatomy and Physiology Education took place in March 2013. It was coordinated by a guru to medical student ultrasound education, Dr. Richard Hoppmann (a Dean and a proponent of US in medical education), with some … Continue reading →

05.31.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy & Tutorial: Factors in testicular torsion diagnosis & treatment #FOAMed

Got to love the Canadians! This topic is also the first case that I posted in SonoSpot’s 1 year history, which reviews technique and an interesting case that baffled us yet becoming more clear with ultrasound (imagine that!). There have … Continue reading →

05.29.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy: 550 pts, prospective study: How good is ultrasound for traumatic pneumothorax? @westjem #FOAMed

In the march 2013 issue of Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, a study done that has been described as having generalizability, as the ultrasound scans were by many different levels of physicians, prospectively, during a trauma assessment for pneumothorax, has … Continue reading →

05.23.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 45 yr male- flank pain & hematuria- not always a kidney stone – by Dr. Marzec et al. in @westjem #FOAMed

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine must be great proponents of bedside ultrasound! I love that journal! Of course, I am biased as I am one of the section editors, but these cases deserve mention. There have been quite a few … Continue reading →

05.21.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 54yr old abdominal pain, fever, vomiting – common US app by Dr. Hisset @emnews #FOAMed

The May 2013 issue of EM News highlights one of the basic, yet most difficult, ultrasound applications to perform. It is one of the most common abdominal applications given how common the disease process shows itself in the emergency department. … Continue reading →

05.17.13

by SonoSpot

Sono-iBook: Intro to Bedside Ultrasound – great chapters/images/videos – Volume 1& 2 in iTunes! #FOAMed

LLLLLLLLet’s get ready to UltraSoooooooouuuuuuuuund!!!! It’s what we have all been waiting for! It’s finally here! Weighing at a meager zero pounds (since it’s on the iPAD, oh yeah!), another amazing product of Drs. Mike Mallin and Matt Dawson of … Continue reading →

05.14.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 22yr old male blunt trauma to scrotum – by Dr. Cannis et al. in @westjem #FOAMed

March 2013 was a great month for ultrasound case reports and publications – especially in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine! Once again, the team from USC highlight a case where ultrasound is used at its best. As they state: “its … Continue reading →

05.10.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 61yr old with leg swelling, chronic cough, intermittent chest pressure – by Dr. Torregrossa et al. in @westJEM #FOAMed

This case is one where if I were the doctor, my immediate response may have been hidden from the patient. Inside voice would NOT have stayed in. Wow! Dr. Torregrossa and the team at USC discuss a case published in … Continue reading →

05.08.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 32yr old with right flank pain, fever, cough – by Dr. McKaigney in @westJEM

In the March 2013 issue of Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Dr. McKaigney highlights a case that illustrates there is more to a thoracic and right upper quadrant bedside ultrasound study than just free fluid, renal and gallbladder evaluation. You … Continue reading →

05.02.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 72yo demented, abdominal distension -by Drs Teresa Wu/Brady Pregerson in @EPMonthly #FOAMed

Once again another great case by Drs. Teresa Wu and Brady Pregerson in EP Monthly. Whenever I read their cases, I can actually imagine myself going through the case too. This is especially true for this one, as it is … Continue reading →

05.01.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudyReview: The Pneumothorax by @EMLyceum – EBM review on imaging/diagnosis/treatment #FOAMed

If there ever was a post worth reading about pneumothorax, this excellent review by EM Lyceum was too good not to pass along to everyone. Now I don’t know about you, but I always get asked the questions about chest … Continue reading →

04.27.13

by SonoSpot

#AIUM13 for an EM doc: Part 1- All about Ultrasound in Medical Education- by the experts & EBM review #FOAMed

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2013 conference in New York City was the best AIUM I have ever been to, and it continues to open up my mind (having my ideas run wild!)  to so many things … Continue reading →

04.19.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: The Unusual/Unclear Case of Neck Pain – by Drs. Teresa Wu and Brady Pregerson in EPMonthly

Drs. Teresa Wu and Brady Pregerson once again bring us an interesting SonoCase – one of the best that I have read – as it involves humor and a realistic description of a typical day in the emergency department, both … Continue reading →

04.05.13

by SonoSpot

SonoEvent&Commentary: 2013: YOU, #AIUM13 & UltrasoundFirst – when/where it should be done FIRST!

Im off! New York City, here I come! AIUM 2013 is right in the heart of Times Square: where the lighted ball drops on every new year, where Madonna was taken as a young girl after telling the cab driver … Continue reading →

04.01.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase and Discussion of Pelvic Ultrasound: 32yr G1P0 at 7wks, c/o vaginal spotting – in WestJEM #FOAMed

Drs. Abdi, Stacy, Mailhot, and Perera once again describe a case where ultrasound made the difference in clinical management of a patient. Their case is published in WestJEM with a great tutorial video (see below) accompanying it. Emergency physicians perform bedside … Continue reading →

03.28.13

by SonoSpot

SonoEvents: SonoGames, Castlefest2013, and the FREE Intro to Bedside Ultrasound iBook #FOAMed

This SonoGift is amazing! I could have sworn that I sent this earlier (and I think i did on Twitter and Facebook), but for whatever reason, it is in my blog’s draft folder, and I was shocked! – How dare … Continue reading →

03.25.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 40yo: cough, fever, mylagias – typical viral infection? – By Teresa Wu/Brady Pregerson in EPMonthly #FOAMed

Drs. Teresa Wu and Brady Pregerson (in the current issue of EPMonthly) once again discuss an interesting case that is more than meets the eye, and thankfully they continue their humorous sarcasm and start the case by speaking of an average … Continue reading →

03.18.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy: Meta-analysis of 9 trials – ultrasound use for peripheral IVs in kids and adults #FOAMed

Not that we didnt already know this, but at least we have more data to say it is so – in a recent study in Annals of Emergency medicine – a meta analysis reviewed 9 trials – both kids and … Continue reading →

03.15.13

by SonoSpot

SonoEquipment: How to make your own Ultrasound Gel – Guar gum, salt, and water #FOAMed

I saw an interesting blog post, sent to me by my ultrasound uncle, Dr. Chris Fox, that was on the: “Why Is American Healthcare so Expensive?” site entitled “How to Make Ultrasound gel: which is also sterile and edible and … Continue reading →

03.12.13

by SonoSpot

SonoNews! The future of medicine -Drs. Eric Topol and Daniel Kraft talk wireless/portable medicine #FOAMed

Wireless communication in medicine, smartphones for ECG monitoring and healthcare screening, portable ultrasound use in the clinic at the bedside instead of a patient sent to an ultrasound suite on a separate date – all resulting in quicker, more efficient, … Continue reading →

03.06.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy: Emergency docs detect small bowel obstruction by US – as good as radiologists #FOAMed

In a recent article in the European Journal of Emergency medicine, the authors showed that emergency physicians are just as good as radiologists in detecting small bowel obstruction by bedside US. Now, it’s not hard to do, nor is it … Continue reading →

03.05.13

by SonoSpot

SonoLectures: Free lecture on Ultrasound in the Critically Ill -by Dr. Cliff Rice (& other free lectures)

Got an email from ACEP and thought it was too good not to share: Hear Dr. Cliff Rice, an ultrasound extraordinaire and emergency physician speak about bedside ultrasound and its use in critical care medicine. At the end of this … Continue reading →

03.01.13

by SonoSpot

SonoWorkshop: Pearls (and more!) from the Stanford CME Ultrasound Course #FOAMed

Once again, our Stanford Ultrasound Workshop was a huge success. Why? Our instructors were phenomenal and from different specialties! Our participants were faculty from emergency medicine, internal medicine, critical care, surgery, and pediatrics! The ultrasound tips and tricks just kept … Continue reading →

02.27.13

by SonoSpot

SonoMedStudent and UltraFest: Ultrasound in the Medical Schools…it’s time.

I just got back from the 2nd Annual UltraFest – a FREE (yup, you read that right, FREE!) medical student ultrasound workshop held at UC Irvine this year for any and all medical students in California who want to come … Continue reading →

02.26.13

by SonoSpot

SonoHangout & Journal Club: SonoSpot, BedsideSono, UltrasoundPodcast – the SMACC-down!

Get ready for the SMACC-down by some bedside ultrasound enthusiasts! What is SMACC, you ask? Well, if you don’t know, then make sure you visit THIS website. It’s the first conference of its kind, and even includes SonoWars as a … Continue reading →

02.19.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy and Review: The Beta hCG, the Ectopic, and the Ultrasound Findings – do they correlate?

In a recent article in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (through AIUM), a study was done that illustrates exactly what we all experience in practice – an ectopic pregnancy can occur at any beta hCG level….AND a normal pregnancy … Continue reading →

02.15.13

by SonoSpot

SonoCase: 57yr old altered mental status, h/o Hep C & TIPS, new murmur – By Dr. Perera & team

In the most recent issue of WestJEM, a very interesting ultrasound case by Drs. Wendler, Schoenberger, Mailhot and Perera was published illustrating that if you dont look, you won’t get the diagnosis! How bedside ultrasound solved the case! Below is … Continue reading →

02.14.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy: Thoracic ultrasound in identifying pneumothorax progression in the intubated – the lung point

In the Feb 2013 issue of Chest, Oveland et al studied porcine models, introducing air at incremental levels to identify if thoracic ultrasound is as accurate as CT scanning for the detection pneumothorax progression in the intubated patient. They found … Continue reading →

02.11.13

by SonoSpot

SonoStudy & Review of literature: Rapid Lung/cardiac/IVC – differentiates causes of acute dyspnea

A recent study in cardiovascular medicine … a concept that has been highlighted in varying ways from prior studies (by Liteplo (ETUDES study), Lichtenstein (all of his studies, actually), Volpicelli (ILC-LUS international consensus), and Manson with the RADIUS study/protocol), continues to conclude … Continue reading →