The American Academy of Emergency Medicine will host its 16th annual scientific assembly from February 15-17 in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. An innovative pre-conference course on emergency ultrasound will be held on February 14th. If you will be attending the AAEM assembly, or consider an ultrasound course to be a good prelude to a romantic evening with that special someone, please consider registering for the course! A detailed course description for this CME course can be found here.
On October - 30 - 2009 education
Figure 1. Holding the probe for general scanning
Novice sonographers often hold the ultrasound probe like a dead mouse they found under the sink.
Many people seem afraid to get gel on their hands or make physical contact with patients, both of which are just part of scanning.
Instead of treating the probe like an alien object, hold it like something you hold everyday: a pen. Read the rest of this entry »
On October - 23 - 2009 education
On October - 19 - 2009 cases
This young woman presents to your Emergency Department with a history of cramping, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding today.
A urine pregnancy test is positive.. The following ultrasound image is obtained. What do you tell the patient?
On October - 15 - 2009 cases
