A 70-year-old male presented to the clinic with a history of right upper quadrant discomfort. He has no history of trauma, and his vitals were stable. A POCUS examination was...
Cases
Abdominal Aortic Scan
Case Study: A 65-year-old male patient with a history of smoking for 20 pack years underwent a AAA screening. He has a history of hypertension for the past 25 years and has been...
Color Doppler – Left Heart
Case Study: A clinician obtained the following view while performing a pre-op workup. What phase of the cardiac cycle does this represent? A. Early ventricular diastole B....
IVC Anatomical Challenge
Case Study: A 28-year-old male athlete underwent an abdominal scan. The emergency medicine ultrasound fellow obtained the following sagittal view of the mid-IVC. What is the...
Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening
Case Study: A 66-year-old male patient was recommended a AAA screen by his primary care physician. He is a known smoker and has been on antihypertensive medications for the past...
Mitral Valve Flow Analysis with Color Doppler
Case Study: A 45-year-old female patient presented with a history of tiredness and dyspnea on exertion for past 1 year. On physical exam the patient was short of breath and had...
Abdominal Pain
Case Study: A 28-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency department with the chief complaint of fever, severe abdominal pain, and abdominal distension for the past 7...
Abdominal Aorta Bifurcation – Anatomical Challenge
A 67-year-old male patient presented to the clinic for routine check up and was recommended for an AAA screening exam. He is a known smoker for the past 40 years. He is also on...
Abdominal Trauma
Case Study: A 35-year-old male with PMH of DM Type II and ongoing tobacco use presented to the emergency medicine department with complaint of dyspnea, palpitations and chest...
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