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The C Word & POCUS

December 29, 2017 0 Comments
The C Word & POCUS

Is cancer an emergency medical diagnosis? Technically, it’s not. The primary diagnosis of cancer does not show up in any emergency medicine textbooks. And rightly so. Although the complications of cancer can kill quickly, cancer itself develops relatively slowly. As such, the responsibility for the initial diagnosis of cancer falls largely to family physicians and […]

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Weird Symptoms

October 6, 2014 0 Comments
Weird Symptoms

This patient was in his 70s with the usual litany of diseases and medications. He actually looked quite well. He complained of pain from his R neck to his R flank. The physical exam was not helpful. I had no inkling of what was wrong. I POCUS’ed his carotids/jugulars/CVS/Aorta/Kidneys/liver/spleen/bladder and all looked fine. His GB […]

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POCUS and recurrent abdominal pain in the elderly

August 20, 2014 0 Comments
POCUS and recurrent abdominal pain in the elderly

A 82 yr. old patient came in for chronic recurrent epigastric pain. A CT was done on the previous admission which showed pancreatic calcifications, consistent with chronic pancreatitis. On this visit the patient had a similar presentation. She looked well, with a pretty benign abdomen and normal labs. I was pressed for time and didn’t […]

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