By Victor Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Introduction Transabdominal ultrasound is a quick and easy modality to clinically assess a patient presenting with signs and symptoms that...
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Spleen Ultrasound – How to Measure Length of the Spleen and Assess for Splenomegaly with Ultrasound
By: Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS- Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction The spleen is an intraabdominal organ and is the largest organ of the lymphatic system. The healthy adult...
Gallbladder Exam
A 38-year-old female presented with pain in the right upper abdomen. The following two images were obtained while scanning her gallbladder. Images courtesy of...
Colicky Pain
A 22-year-old male presented with colicky pain on the left side. He was diagnosed with left renal calculi in the past. The following ultrasound images were obtained during the...
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...
A History of Lung Carcinoma
A 72-year-old male with a history of lung carcinoma underwent an ultrasound of the liver. The following image was obtained. Images courtesy of UltrasoundCases.info owned by...
A History of Breast Carcinoma
A 55-year-old female with a known history of breast carcinoma presented with right upper quadrant pain for 3 months. The physician decided to perform a right upper quadrant POCUS...
Elevated Liver Enzymes
A 62-year-old obese male with elevated liver enzymes underwent a right upper quadrant POCUS exam. The liver showed fatty changes with a hypoechoic caudate lobe (yellow arrow)....
Gallbladder Sludge
An 80-year-old female presented with right upper quadrant pain and fever. She had an ERCP done the previous day. She was diagnosed with acute calculous cholecystitis and...
Lumen of the Gallbladder
A 65-year-old male presented with right upper quadrant pain for few days. The following image was obtained in the right upper quadrant. Multiple gallstones were seen within the...
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