Emergency Ultrasound Newsroom

March 7, 2019

#FOAMus – The POCUS Atlas

Fresh out of the west coast comes your next FOAMus resource. Another pair of “Mike and Matt” are bringing easily-accessible ultrasound clips and evidence.

March 6, 2019

Cases That Count: Back Pain in the ED – Hypotensive and Confused

A 72-year-old female with dementia, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and bilateral above-knee amputations due to peripheral vascular disease presented to the emergency department (ED) from a skilled nurs...

March 5, 2019

Updates from the ACEP EUS Coding and Reimbursement Subcommittee

The mission of the subcommittee is to provide ACEP membership with resources for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) coding, billing, and documentation such that providers and facilities are in complianc...

March 5, 2019

Cases That Count: Back Pain in the ED – It’s Not Always What You Think

A 76-year-old male with a past medical history of chronic back pain, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and cigarette smoking presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with worsening low back pa...

March 4, 2019

International Ultrasound: Opportunities and challenges for the use of handheld ultrasound devices in rural Kenya

Background The use of point-of-care ultrasound is key to the practice of emergency medicine, particularly in low resource areas where other radiology modalities are not readily available. In 2013, a p...

March 2, 2019

Ask the Expert: Ultrasound Transducer Disinfection - What do ACEP’s New Guidelines Mean for My ED?

ACEP approved the policy statement “Guideline for Ultrasound Transducer Cleaning and Disinfection” in June 2018 that applies to ultrasound probe cleaning in your emergency department.