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April 26, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

ACEP EUS Pediatric Subcommittee Update

The Peds Subcommittee aims to provide a robust pediatrics presence throughout the ACEP EUS.

April 26, 2023

ACEP EUS Resident Education Subcommittee Update

The ACEP EUS Resident Education subcommittee has been buzzing with a few active projects. They’re still in growth stage and we welcome anyone who is interested to join an existing project, or pitch a ...

April 26, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

ACEP EUS Research Subcommittee Update

The ACEP Ultrasound Section Research Subcommittee has been active with exciting projects over the course of the last year. We would like to thank again Dr. Anne Messman, Dr. Mike Gottlieb and Dr. Di C...

January 20, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Chair's Letter

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023! It is my privilege and honor to serve as the new ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Chair.

January 20, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Oh, the Places You'll Go: System-Wide Point of Care Ultrasound

Are you incessantly getting asked by other specialties to help them set up the well-oiled machine that is your EM POCUS program? Hospital administrators asking how the ED built an accountable and sust...

January 20, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Motion of the HOCean: A Clinical Case of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

An otherwise healthy 18-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance after a syncopal episode while playing basketball this morning.

January 20, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Diagnosis of Tibial Tubercle Fracture on Point-of-Care-Ultrasound

A tibial tubercle fracture is an uncommon pediatric fracture accounting for < 1% of epiphyseal fractures and 3% of proximal tubercle avulsion fractures.

January 19, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

A call for awareness… DEI in Clinical Ultrasonography

There is growing evidence that racial disparities exist in the United States healthcare system. As it stands, underrepresented minorities make up 33% of the United States population.

January 19, 2023 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Ultrasound Research Part Three: Publication Pearls and Pitfalls

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) research is vital to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and clinical application of POCUS, to advance the field of ultrasound, and to inform future innovations. Publicat...

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Chair’s Letter

Our excellent quarterly ACEP Section newsletter is again coming to you filled with POCUS articles from our amazing team.

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Cardiac Tamponade and Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis

Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon yet important diagnosis to make in the emergency department (ED). It results from an acute or subacute pericardial effusion accumulating under pressure, which prevents...

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block

A 73-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with right-sided clavicular pain.

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Cases That Count: Whirlpool Sign in Testicular Torsion

A previously well 14-year-old boy developed abdominal pain radiating to the right hemiscrotum 2 weeks prior to evaluation in the emergency department (ED).

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Urine Trouble: Tricky Bladder Mimics

A 13-year-old previously healthy female with no past medical history presented with 4 days of right lower quadrant pain.

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Ultrasound Research Part Two: Study Development

In the last newsletter, we talked about finding a niche and mentor. Now, we will get into some of the details about developing your study and helpful hints for accomplishing this.

September 12, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Recommendations Regarding Probe Covers and Gel Types for Procedures and Non-Intact Skin

It’s been a shaky, few years on the probe cover front and a great deal of progress has been made.

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Chair

Welcome to my first Chair Newsletter of the year. I am very excited to receive the baton from the amazing Dr. Penny Lema and try to continue the great work for which the Emergency Ultrasound Section a...

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Understanding IT Speak 101

It is not uncommon to find talking to your hospital’s IT department to be both frustrating and confusing.

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

How to Diagnose Appendicitis in a Child

A 14-year-old female with a past medical history of anxiety and bipolar disorder presented to the emergency department with constant, sharp, non-radiating right lower quadrant abdominal pain.

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Ultrasound Research Mini-Series Part One: Introduction to Ultrasound Research

The aim of part one is to introduce readers to the importance of research, identifying a research niche, and finding a mentor.

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Hot Topic: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Scholarly Tracks

Residency scholarly tracks are educational programs, designed to help trainees develop an area of expertise.

May 25, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

POCUS for Bladder Assessment and Volume: Technique, Tips, and Role in System-Wide Use

A 65-year-old male with a history of HTN, BPH, IDDM, and lumbar spinal stenosis presented to the ED with low back pain and lower extremity weakness.

February 28, 2022

Sound Advice Winner 2021

To increase interaction with individual programs and help disseminate innovative ideas, we launched this unique segment at ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Management Course 2021.

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

From the Immediate Past Chair

Penelope Lema, MD FACEP Dear Ultrasound Colleagues, Happy New Year! It was wonderful to see many of you in Boston at the ACEP Scientific Assembly in October last year. It truly was a group effort to h...

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block

A 55-year-old helmeted male with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism, presented with left ankle pain and left leg pain after hitting black ice and falling while ...

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Coding for Echocardiography in the Emergency Department

As our experience with echocardiography has grown the applications and depth of evaluation has, and will likely continue, to expand.

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Use of Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest

Most research has centered on transthoracic echocardiogram use (TTE). However, more emergency departments are now implementing point-of-care transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) utilization in cardiac...

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Ultrasound-guided Cricothyrotomy and a Novel 3-D Printed Training Model

Here we review the advantages of US guided cric and describe a novel 3-D printed ultrasound-guided cric training model.

January 31, 2022 • Emergency Ultrasound Section

Update on Ultrasound Disinfection

This article presents some important definitions and resources and will provide answers to common questions regarding ultrasound disinfection.

July 14, 2021

When the X-ray is Negative: Using POCUS to Increase Diagnostic Accuracy in Acute Knee Pain

A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with right knee pain. He was seen three days prior for the same complaint, and had a negative three-view X-ray at that time.
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