Tag: liver
The C Word & POCUS
Is cancer an emergency medical diagnosis? Technically, it’s not. The primary diagnosis of cancer does not show up in any emergency medicine textbooks. And rightly so. Although the complications of cancer can kill quickly, cancer itself develops relatively slowly. As such, the responsibility for the initial diagnosis of cancer falls largely to family physicians and […]
Thrombus in Transit Captured with POCUS
Dr. Pete Steinmetz is one of the POCUS leaders at McGill University in Montreal. He runs the POCUS program for the med students. Pete and I go way back. We were in the same med school class at McGill…Class of…never the mind the year…it’s not important 😉 Pete sent us this great case! Take it […]
Nobody expects the liver abscess
I reviewed the computer charting, elderly lady with one day history of fever, vomiting, diarrhea and confusion. Sounded like a boring old gastro, give her fluids, take cultures and refer. No need to drag the U/S to the room when I’m already behind and pressed for time. Still, spare the probe and spoil the patient. […]
How do you like your liver?
With POCUS we teach beginners to focus on the most basic knobology, physics, and imaging of the area that will answer their simple clinical question. Â When mastering the FAST scan it’s all about focussing on the free fluid, don’t get distracted by anything else going on. With more experience however, we all start to appreciate […]
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