point of care ultrasound Archives - REBEL EM

Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

by Jenna LaColla, MS3 posted January 25, 2024 No Comments

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. It can be used to distinguish between various conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute heart failure (AHF), pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, pericardial ...

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POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?

by Andrew Michalak, MD posted September 11, 2023 No Comments

Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has a demonstrated sensitivity of 89.8% and specificity of 88.0% for identification of cholelithiasis and has a proven negative predictive value for ruling out other acute biliary pathology such as acute cholecystitis.1 It is ...

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