By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Introduction Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in individuals less than 45 years old. Approximately 80% of individuals presenting with...
Abdominal Trauma
Improving Accessibility to POCUS Training
Physician's Weekly recently interviewed Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP, on the barriers keeping clinicians from receiving point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training. Dr. Soni...
RUSH Protocol Detects Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage
Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension, widely known as the RUSH Protocol exam, was first introduced by Scott D. Weingart, MD RDMS, in 2006. It was later published in 2009 as...
Role of POCUS in Abdominal Trauma
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Over three million non-fatal injuries are reported in the U.S. annually, with more than 150,000 resulting in death. Comparatively, yearly,...
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