POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?
September 11, 2023
Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has a demonstrated sensitivity of 89.8% and specificity of 88.0% for identification of cholelithiasis and has a proven negative...
Marco Torres
PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound
August 9, 2023
Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric lung ultrasound. Then test your skills on the ALiEMU course page to receive your...
Joni E. Rabiner, MD
EM Quick Hits 48 – FAST in Pediatric Trauma, Multiple Myeloma, Drowning, AKA, Global EM
April 25, 2023
In this month's EM Quick Hits: Heather Cary on the use and misuse of abdominal FAST in pediatric trauma, Hans Rosenberg and Arleigh McCurdy on...
Anton Helman
Trick of the Trade: Gel-free ultrasound-guided peripheral IV technique
April 12, 2023
Ever finally step away from a busy resuscitation and someone stops you for peripheral IV access? You set up everything, have the patient positioned, and...
Ivan Ivanov, DO
SAEM Clinical Images Series: An 8-year-old Male with Dysuria
March 27, 2023
An 8-year-old Caucasian male with no significant past medical history presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with complaints of three days of abdominal pain...
Amaryllis Fernandes
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Incidental Finding on Bedside Echo
March 6, 2023
A 48-year-old female with a past medical history of opioid use disorder on suboxone presents with abdominal pain for one day. The patient developed sharp...
Kelly Dougherty, MD
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Testicular Swelling
October 17, 2022
A 33-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with one week of right testicular swelling. He endorsed some aching and swelling. He denied dysuria, testicular...
Omar Ahmed, DO
PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
October 7, 2022
Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for Pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma. Then test your skills on the ALiEMU...
Maytal Firnberg, MD
IDEA Series: Ultrasound-capable, 3D-printed central line trainer
September 30, 2022
Problem: Central venous line (CVL) placement is a key skill for emergency medicine providers. Sites for central line placement include the internal jugular vein, subclavian...
Taylor L. Fischer, MMS PA-C
REBEL Core Cast 86.0 – Hand Nerve Blocks
September 21, 2022
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Ultrasound Sticker for 48 Hours of Imaging
August 11, 2022
Engineers at MIT have created an ultrasound patch that can provide long-term ultrasound imaging of internal organs and structures. The device contains a rigid piezoelectric...
Conn Hastings