Saving Brainspace with POCUS
February 8th, 2018
Here is a cool case that Lloyd Gordon recently sent us...
"A 60 year-old woman had a fever of 39.[...]
Tag: appendicitis
Appendicitis: It isn’t all about the size
During a recent EDE 3 course, I was asked about the cutoff size for appendicitis in children. I informed the learner that 6mm was the number I was taught to use for all ages. And this is certainly one of the most accurate measurements to use. But this really doesn’t make sense in very young patients […]
The emotional and visceral pain of a good POCUS call
Dr. Sean Ryan works in a rural hospital with no surgical coverage and in this case there was no access to ultrasound because it was a Saturday morning. As you know people aren’t supposed to have emergencies in rural communities on weekends requiring ultrasound. A 24 year old woman presents with RLQ pain and Dr. […]
Think about the children! Ruling in appendicitis
A few days ago I was shocked and surprised to have an 8 year old male taken to the O.R. by our surgeon with only a clinical exam and my bedside scan. The child was seen in the late evening when access to U/S and CT is very limited at our shop. While the […]
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