A 23-year-old male patient was admitted in the hospital and was receiving IV fluids and IV antibiotics. He complained of pain in the forearm where the IV was being administered....
Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
Don’t Fight Blind. Use POCUS to Diagnose SSTIs.
Skin serves as a shield, protecting the human body from elements of the outside world. As the largest organ, it performs countless tasks simultaneously, working all the time to...
Dorsum of the Foot
A 45-year-old male presented to the clinic with complaint of pain, swelling, redness on the dorsum of the right foot for 5 days. The following ultrasound image was obtained while...
POCUS for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (Is it Cellulitis or an Abscess?) – The Basics
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS (APCA) Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can make a difference in managing patients suspected to have skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). SSTIs...
Forearm Injury
A 24-year-old male presented to the clinic after sustaining injury to the right forearm. A MSK POCUS was performed. The following image was obtained. What is the diagnosis? A....
Sonographic Imaging of Musculoskeletal Bursae
During this webinar, Raffi Salibian, MD, will discuss bursitis: a common musculoskeletal complaint. Bursal inflammation can occur as a result of acute and/or chronic repetitive...
Hand Pain and Swelling
A 25-year-old female presented with a complaint of pain and swelling in the right hand for 3 days after being bitten by a gecko 3 days ago. A soft tissue POCUS examination was...
Ultrasound-Guided Injections for Musculoskeletal Injuries
During this webinar, Mark Edmon F. Tan, MD, DPBRM will discuss the use of point-of-care ultrasound in improving the accuracy of the treatment of various musculoskeletal injuries....
POCUS Instrumental in Diagnosing the Rare Morel-Lavallee Lesion
Present at the 2022 POCUS World Conference: Submit Your Abstract Here. Morel-Lavallee lesions (MLL) are closed degloving injuries resulting from trauma. Degloving injuries occur...
Ultrasound in the Realm of Diagnosing Low Back Pain
By Beshoi Nashed Chronic pain is a complex issue that has become a major societal problem over the past several years. Pain can either be present due to disease or injury or can...
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