A 45-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset central chest pain.
A motorcyclist presents after a high speed collision, appearing stable with minor signs. But is everything as it seems? Would you trust the vitals or investigate further?
A 77-year-old woman presents to the ED with generalised abdominal pain. She describes the pain as dull and constant, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
A patient presents with RUQ pain, how do you use POCUS for your assessment?
A 42-year-old man presents to the ED with a severe headache. He is pacing up and down and says he has been woken up by a similar headache every night for the last 4 nights.
An 80-year-old gentleman is brought to the emergency department after falling at home.
A 21-year-old student presents to ED distressed and agitated, pacing up and down. He looks terrified and is acutely suicidal.
An 82-year-old nursing home resident is brought into the ED with abdominal distension and a 2 day history of constipation.
A 39-year-old male presents to the ED with a 3-day history of bilateral peripheral limb paraesthesia, dysphagia, ataxia and diplopia.
How does POCUS help in evaluation of breathlessness?
A patient presents with flank pain and haematuria. How can POCUS help with this patient?
We continue our learning about artefacts in POCUS.
Can you identify these commonly occurring artefacts in your daily practice?
A 25-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to the ED with his wife complaining of a one day history of vomiting and diarrhoea.
A flight, a scar, and a swollen leg. What lies beneath the surface isnt just a clot.
An 84-year-old presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and appears peri-arrest.
A 20-year-old male assaulted and presenting with jaw pain but no obvious deformity had a missed mandibular fracture due to lack of imaging.
A young female footballer presents with a swollen, painful knee after being tackled. Examination reveals a large effusion.
A normally well man in his 50s presents with severe chest pain following vomiting.
A 46-year-old male presents to the ED with 3 months refractory headache and subacute forehead swelling (unknown duration) with acute periorbital oedema.
A 45-year-old male presents to the ED with a four-day history of right sided testicular pain and swelling.
A 49-year-old female returns to the ED with post-traumatic elbow pain. She appears tearful. She was discharged a week ago after sustaining a fall, which was diagnosed as muscular back pain.
A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.