Written by: John Li, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Amanda Randolph (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: John Bailitz, MD & Mike Macias, MD SonoPro Tips and Tricks Welcome to the NUEM Sono Pro Tips and Tricks Series where Sono Experts team up to take you scanning from good to great for a problem or procedure! For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book and 5 Minute Sono. Once you’ve got the basics beat, then read on to learn how to start scanning like a Pro! Point of care right upper quadrant ultrasound has bee ..read more

Written by: Kishan Ughreja , MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Ade Akhentuamhen, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: Tim Loftus, MD, MBA Journal Club: Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis A 70-year-old man with BPH s/p TURP, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and stroke presents to the ED with acute onset of intermittent sharp left flank pain radiating into the groin that awoke him from sleep. He endorses nausea without vomiting and denies fever. He also endorses slightly decreased urination with “dribbling.” His urinalysis shows >100 RBC and no signs of infection. Nep ..read more

Written by: Morgan McCarthy, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: David Feiger, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by: Shawn Luo, MD & John Bailitz, MD Welcome to the NUEM SonoPro Tips and Tricks Series where Local and National Sono Experts team up to take you scanning from good to great for a particular diagnosis or procedure. For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book, 5 Minute Sono, and POCUS Atlas. Once you’ve got the basics beat, then read on to learn how to start scanning like a Pro! Did you know, appendiciti ..read more

Written by: Zach Schmitz MD (PGY-3) Edited by: David Kaltman, MD (PGY-4) Expert commentary by: Samir Abboud, MD I often find myself in a gray zone when it comes to imaging abdominal pain. Any third year medical student worth their salt can tell you to get the RUQ ultrasound for the fat, fertile, forty year-old female with RUQ abdominal pain, fever, positive Murphy’s sign, and leukocytosis. However, my patients don’t usually fit the textbook, and I’m often thinking about what I might miss or see with test X vs test Y. Below, I’ll touch on a few common dilemmas where the opt ..read more

Written by: John Li, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Andra Farcas, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: John Bailitz, MD & Shawn Luo, MD (NUEM ‘22) SonoPro Tips and Tricks Welcome to the NUEM Sono Pro Tips and Tricks Series where Sono Experts team up to take you scanning from good to great for a problem or procedure! For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book and 5 Minute Sono. Once you’ve got the basics beat, then read on to learn how to start scanning like a Pro! Aortic ultrasound is a staple in emergency ..read more

Written by: Steve Chukwulebe, MD (NUEM PGY-3) Edited by: Michael Macias, MD, (NUEM Graduate 2017, US Fellow UC San Diego) Expert review by:  John Bailitz, MD  The Case A 60 year old male with a history of hypertension presents to the emergency department with three days of intermittent floaters in his right eye.  Concurrently, he also notes that vision in the right eye has become progressively blurred, first starting at the base of his visual field and now advancing up towards the center of his vision. He denies any trauma to the area as well as any other ne ..read more

Written by: Megan Chenworth, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Abiye Ibiebele, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: John Bailitz, MD & Shawn Luo, MD (NUEM ‘22) SonoPro Tips and Tricks Welcome to the NUEM Sono Pro Tips and Tricks Series where Sono Experts team up to take you scanning from good to great for a problem or procedure! For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book and 5 Minute Sono. Once you’ve got the basics beat, then read on to learn how to start scanning like a Pro! Did you know that focused transth ..read more

Written by: Morgan McCarthy, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Jon Hung, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: John Bailitz, MD & Shawn Luo, MD (NUEM ‘22) SonoPro Tips and Tricks Welcome to the NUEM Sono Pro Tips and Tricks Series where Sono Experts team up to take you scanning from good to great for a problem or procedure! For those new to the probe, we recommend first reviewing the basics in the incredible FOAMed Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Book and 5 Minute Sono. Once you’ve got the basics beat, then read on to learn how to start scanning like a Pro! Did you know that Lung Ultrasound (LUS ..read more

Author: Spencer Lang, MD (EM Resident Physician, PGY-3, NUEM) // Edited by: Grant Scott, MD // Expert Commentary: Elizabeth Dearing, MD Citation: [Peer-Reviewed, Web Publication] Lang S, Scott G (2017, February 7).  Ultrasound In Cholangitis [NUEM Blog. Expert Commentary By Dearing E]. Retrieved from http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/ultrasound-cholangitis The Case An elderly male presented to the emergency department (ED) with hypotension and abdominal pain. His history was significant for end-stage renal disease.  His dialysis session had been stopped ear ..read more

Written by: Maurey Hajjar, MD, MPH (NUEM ‘22) Edited by: Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by: Alex Ireland, MD (NUEM '20) Expert Commentary Thank you to Dr. Hajjar and Dr. Seltzer for their excellent review of an underutilized ultrasound procedure.  After several challenging lumbar punctures during my residency training, I began to adopt this technique as a supplemental tool to improve first-pass success. When beginning, the patient can be placed in either the lateral decubitus or the upright position. However, I have found that in the patients for whom you are looking for ..read more