Innes Crawford,Paul B McBeth,Mark Mitchelson et al.
Innes Crawford et al.
Malposition of central venous catheter in a small tributary of left brachiocephalic vein [0.03%]
左头臂静脉小分支中心静脉导管置入异常１例报告
Tanmoy Ghatak,Afzal Azim,Arvind Kumar Baronia et al.
Tanmoy Ghatak et al.
Erroneous positioning of central venous catheters in small tributaries of large central veins is a rare occurrence. We describe two such unusual incidents involving cannulation of the small tributaries of left brachiocephalic vein. Malposit...
Ultrasound diagnosis of quadriceps tendon tear in an uncooperative patient [0.03%]
不合作患者的股四头肌腱撕裂的超声诊断
Michael Secko,Michelle Diaz,Lorenzo Paladino
Michael Secko
A 38-year-old intoxicated man presented to the emergency department with a painful, swollen left knee and inability to ambulate after being tackled to the ground. The patient was uncooperative, and physical examination of the lower extremit...
A large left atrial myxoma detected in emergency department using bedside transthoracic echocardiography [0.03%]
经胸超声心动图在急诊科检测到左心房巨大黏液瘤
Mamatha Punjee Raja Rao,Panduranga Prashanth,Mohammed Mukhaini
Mamatha Punjee Raja Rao
We present a case of a 55-year-old woman with episodes of recurrent pulmonary edema that was diagnosed to have a large left atrial myxoma using bedside transthoracic echocardiography. This case illustrates the importance of a screening focu...
Hemanga K Bhattacharjee,Mahesh C Misra,Subodh Kumar et al.
Hemanga K Bhattacharjee et al.
Duodenal perforation following blunt abdominal trauma is an extremely rare and often overlooked injury leading to increased mortality and morbidity. We report two cases of isolated duodenal injury following blunt abdominal trauma and highli...
Ashraf F Hefny,Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Ashraf F Hefny
Detection of intraperitoneal free air is important for the diagnosing of life-threatening conditions in patients with acute abdominal pain. Point-of-care ultrasound is an extension of the clinical examination in patients presenting with acu...
Anjali R Kadasne,Hisham M Mirghani
Anjali R Kadasne
Pregnant women are at an increased risk of a number of conditions that are associated with bleeding. Conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, retained products of conception, placenta previa, abruptio placentae, morbid adhesion of the placenta...
Jean-Francois Ouellet,Chad G Ball,Nova L Panebianco et al.
Jean-Francois Ouellet et al.
Ultrasound is a modality now available to all physicians and can help in making rapid decisions, particularly with critically ill patients. This article reviews the basis of the use of sonography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax. ...
Clinical ultrasound physics [0.03%]
临床超声物理學
Fikri M Abu-Zidan,Ashraf F Hefny,Peter Corr
Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Understanding the basic physics of ultrasound is essential for acute care physicians. Medical ultrasound machines generate and receive ultrasound waves. Brightness mode (B mode) is the basic mode that is usually used. Ultrasound waves are e...