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Troubleshooting Foley catheters

October 20, 2015 1 Comment
Troubleshooting Foley catheters

I firmly believe nurses should be trained to use POCUS to trouble shoot Foley catheters.  It is not that rare for a difficult Foley insertion to result in a small amount of urine return and then no further drainage or the balloon fails to inflate easily.  More often than not, the Foley is still in […]

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Don’t become Jaundiced about POCUS

September 8, 2014 0 Comments
Don’t become Jaundiced about POCUS

This patient came in with jaundice and the LFTs were elevated. They had had a cholecystectomy in the past. POCUS revealed a large dilated fluid-filled structure in the RUQ. After looking at the kidneys/liver +/- Doppler it became clear it was a very dilated CBD. CT confirmed the biliary dilatation and obstructing mass. [Ed. note: […]

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