Eric Scheier; Barak Gold – This study presents the characteristics of 50 dental abscesses on pediatric POCUS examinations and their outcomes.
Article Categories: Head and Neck POCUS
A Pilot Study of Preoperative Submandibular POCUS to Predict Difficult Mask Ventilation
Jevaughn Davis; Erica Chemtob; Dora Lin; Esther Lee; Marianne David; Ryan Keneally; Anita Vincent; Eric Heinz – This study investigates the use of submandibular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to determine the correlation between ultrasound findings and difficult mask ventilation.
POCUS in the Management of Complications with Barbed Polydioxanone (PDO) Threads in Aesthetic Medicine: Case Report
Rhaina Alves Setúbal; Rachel Brazuna Solidonio; Luiz Filipe Barbosa Martins; Daniel Almeida Ferreira Barbosa; Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra; Delane Viana Gondim; Luane Macêdo de Sousa – This case illustrates how POCUS can assist in diagnosing and guiding the treatment of aesthetic complications.
POCUS for Detection of Esophageal and Gastric Foreign Bodies
Daniella Lamour; Jacqueline Jean-Gilles; David Kinas; Edward Lopez; Robert A. Farrow – This case series presents three distinct instances of foreign body ingestion, where POCUS enhanced patient outcomes and disposition. This series includes evidence on use of POCUS for an obstructed esophageal foreign body and two gastric foreign bodies in a stable patient and unstable altered patient suspected of medication overdose
Parotid Sialolithiasis Diagnosed on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Heather Lystad; Elaine Yu; Rachna Subramony – A 58-year-old woman with a past medical history of irritable bowel syndrome presented to the emergency department due to gradual swelling and pain on the left side of her face for three weeks. She also reported feeling a lump on her inner cheek. The patient experienced worsened swelling, pain with opening her mouth, and shooting pains on the left side of her face. She denied any fevers or chills.