Cases

Home » Cases

Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 35-year-old female underwent a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound examination. The image below shows a mid-longitudinal view of the uterus. Images courtesy of...

Questionable Mass

A 35-year-old female had a thyroid ultrasound performed for evaluation of a questionable mass in the region of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. Image courtesy of...

Thyroid Ultrasound

A 25-year-old female underwent thyroid ultrasound scan. The isthmus and the right lobe of thyroid appeared normal. The patient had had no surgical procedure performed in the neck...

Pelvic Ultrasound

A 16-year-old female underwent a routine pelvic ultrasound. The urine pregnancy test and serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were negative. Images courtesy of...

Pancreas Assessment

A 50-year-old female presented to the hospital with history of chronic abdominal pain for 6 months. She is a known alcoholic and had been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in the...

Fusiform Aneurysm

The image below shows a fusiform aneurysm. What is the arrow pointing to? Residual vessel lumen Artifact Intraluminal thrombus   Explanation Intraluminal thrombus is...

Possible Appendicitis

A 19-year-old female patient presented to the emergency room with a history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting for the past 2 days. The physician suspected the possibility of...

Moderate Hydronephrosis

A 35-year-old female presented to the clinic with pain in the left flank. A kidney, ureter bladder (KUB) was performed. The following image was obtained which shows moderate...

Carotid Artery

A 65-year-old male underwent a duplex ultrasound examination to assess the common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries. The internal jugular vein was also seen very...

Ready to Get Started?

Register for your assessment today on myPOCUS Portal and see why over 85% of users would recommend POCUS Certification Academy to their colleagues.

Register on myPOCUS Portal

Interested in Certifying your Entire Team?

Connect with us and we'll prepare a custom package to meet your group's training and certification needs.

Recent Posts

Pneumothorax – Can POCUS Lung Help?

by | Nov 13, 2023 | Chest,Lung,Primary Care Medicine | 0 Comments

By Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Ob/Gyn and Abdomen (APCA) Pneumothorax is the presence of air outside the lung and in the pleural space. The pleural space is the...

The POCUS Pelvic Examination Can Help Women with Post-menopausal Bleeding

by | Oct 24, 2023 | Family Medicine,OB/GYN,POCUS Education | 0 Comments

By Alaa Elzarka MD, PhD, OB GYN Lecturer, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine Abnormal uterine bleeding is considered a common problem for women during their childbearing...

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder (KUB) Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with Some Examples of Commonly Encountered Pathology in the Point of Care Setting

by | Jul 14, 2023 | POCUS Education | 0 Comments

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...

The MissionPOCUS 2023 Grant Award Goes To…

by | Jun 6, 2023 | POCUS Education | 0 Comments

Rockville, MD, June 07, 2023 – Today the Inteleos Foundation and the POCUS Certification Academy under Inteleos announced...

Nurse typing on computer

Top Five FOAMed Resources for POCUS: A Medical Student Review

by | May 23, 2023 | POCUS Education | 0 Comments

Top Five FOAMed Resources for POCUS: A Medical Student Review Author: Mel Ebeling, BS Artifact? Attenuation? The Doppler Effect? Fanning vs. Sliding vs. Rocking? Let’s...

Spleen Ultrasound – How to Measure Length of the Spleen and Assess for Splenomegaly with Ultrasound

by | May 9, 2023 | POCUS Education | 0 Comments

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...

Volunteers Are the Bedrock of the POCUS Mission

by | Mar 14, 2023 | News/Events,Past Events,POCUS Education | 0 Comments

What is the benefit of volunteers? The question seems silly, but if we stop and think, it’s difficult to tally all the ways volunteers are crucial to our mission. It’s...

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – Is the Blood Clot (DVT) Always Visible on B-mode Ultrasound?

by | Mar 7, 2023 | DVT,POCUS Education | 0 Comments

Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS- Abdomen, Ob/Gyn (APCA) Introduction Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition in which a blood clot develops in a deep vein,...

Let’s Put an End to Female Underrepresentation

by | Mar 3, 2023 | OB/GYN,POCUS Education | 0 Comments

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. When applying to schools, she was rejected at every institution except Geneva...