Alonso Marron, Michael S. Wolf, Marla Levine, Jeremy S. Boyd, Marta Hernanz-Schulman – The aim of this study was to investigate the role of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) as an alternative imaging modality to confirm the location of gastric and post-pyloric feeding tubes in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This was a prospective descriptive study performed at a tertiary care children’s hospital.
Article Tags: Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound
Identification of Pediatric Retrocecal Appendicitis Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Carl Kaplan; Raizada Vaid; Michael Secko – A 16-year-old girl without significant past medical history presents to the ED with RLQ abdominal pain for one day, radiating to the umbilicus. The pain was worse with right leg movement and walking – associated with one episode of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis.
A Cardiac Tumor and Liver Masses on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Implications in a Resource-Limited Setting
Waseem Sous, George Limwado, Enoch Ndarama, Michaela Sous – Malignant cardiac tumors are quite rare, but portend a poor prognosis [1,2]. Early identification and classification are essential given their aggressive nature, particularly when metastases are present [3,4]. Clinical presentations are varied, and detection relies primarily on echocardiography.
A Rare Case of Hemoperitoneum Diagnosed with Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Jina Bai, Todd Cutler – A 68-year-old man presented with one week of vague abdominal symptoms and was found to have new ascites and pulmonary embolism for which a heparin drip was initiated. We report a case diagnosing hemoperitoneum with point of care ultrasound (POCUS).
A Potential Pitfall in POCUS of the Gallbladder: Beware of the Duodenum
Fan J. Yang, MD; Brian Kohen, MD; Sowmya Sanapala, MD; Michael Halperin, MD MPH – It is estimated that 20 million people in the United States have gallbladder disease. Of the patients who present to the Emergency Department (ED) with abdominal pain, 3-10% have acute cholecystitis.