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: testicle
Epididymitis
This patient had acute onset of severe L testicular pain and could hardly walk. I thought he was a torsion for sure. However the flow was fine. I moved up to the epididymitis and sure enough it was enlarged and with increased flow. [ed. note] With any patient that has a high pretest likelihood of […]
How often do you use POCUS?
Dr. Gordon shares the findings from just three recent ED shifts. There are many negative and indeterminate scans here but it provides a glimpse into how POCUS is included in the thought process for risk stratification and clinical decision making. This patient complained of R flank pain. POCUS revealed a normal kidney, uterus and pelvis. […]
Immediate diagnostic and therapeutic feedback with POCUS; one testicle at a time!
Dr. Joel Turner, the emergency medicine ultrasound director at McGill University and staff at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal sends another fantastic case of ultrasound guided testicular torsion reduction. Is it time for every ED physician to learn this skill? Time-critical care is our job! [ed] Case: Immediate diagnostic and therapeutic feedback with POCUS; […]
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