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Clinical Correlation Patients who present with undifferentiated shortness of breath can be challenging due to the broad differential diagnosis, which encompasses pulmonary, cardiac, mixed cardiopulmonary, and noncardiopulmonary etiologies. Lung ultrasound…

Imaging systems using ultrasound have attained a large presence as point-of-care (PoC) devices across many clinical domains over the past 10 years. The success of ultrasound for this purpose is…

Introduction Ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can rapidly identify ocular emergencies, including the diagnoses of lens detachment/dislocations, retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, ocular infections, the presence of foreign bodies, and…

Clinical Correlation The most common disease affecting the carotid arteries is atherosclerosis. Other less common, but clinically important conditions include dissection, trauma, and carotid body tumors. The carotid bifurcation is…

Introduction In the emergency department setting, the use of head and neck ultrasound has become a valuable tool to expedite the diagnosis of familiar diseases and facilitate common procedures. For…

Considerations when Performing A Pediatric Cardiac Ultrasound Assessment An increasingly used clinical tool for pediatric cardiac assessment is transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). TTE has the benefits of being noninvasive, portable, and…

Introduction Ultrasound artifacts represent a false portrayal of image anatomy or image degradations related to false assumptions regarding the propagation and interaction of ultrasound with tissues, as well as malfunctioning…

Clinical Considerations Patients with soft tissue infections of the oropharynx and neck commonly present to the emergency department and other frontline medical providers. Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common…