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An unusual cause of right upper quadrant pain: Gastric perforation from a foreign body diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in the emergency department: A case report

JEM Reports
Background: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common presentation in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is useful for detecting ingested foreign bodies in pediatrics.
Osama Muhtaseb, Jordan Chenkin
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Point‐Of‐Care Ultrasound for the Assessment of the Cerebroplacental Ratio in Near‐Term Pregnancies: An Agreement Study With Conventional Ultrasound

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
In 80 singleton pregnancies at term, handheld point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) was compared with conventional ultrasound for fetal Doppler assessment. Umbilical artery PI, middle cerebral artery PI, and cerebroplacental ratio showed agreement between devices. Between‐device variability was comparable to intra‐observer repeatability, supporting handheld
Ilenia Mappa, Paola Metastasio, Martina Derme, Giuseppe Maria Maruotti, Francesco D'Antonio, Giuseppe Rizzo   +5 more
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Handheld Ultrasound (HHUS): Potential for Home Palliative Care

Ultrasound International Open, 2022
Due to the severity of their disease, palliative care patients often present complex clinical symptoms and complaints like pain, shortness of breath, nausea, loss of appetite, and fatigue.
Hendra Lo, Nicole Eder, David Boten, Christian Jenssen, Dieter Nuernberg   +4 more
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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play

, 2023
Serial point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams are essential to assess acute pericardial effusions which can rapidly evolve into cardiac tamponade.  A typical presentation includes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Importantly, serial cardiac exams in
Zuo, Jonathan, Shiloh, Ariel, Nair, Rahul   +2 more
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Emerging concepts in heart failure management and treatment: focus on point-of-care ultrasound in cardiogenic shock

Drugs in Context, 2023
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) plays a strategic role in the diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation of critically ill patients and, especially, in those who are haemodynamically unstable.
Mariela Ruben, María Sol Molinas, Hugo Paladini, Wissam Khalife, Alejandro Barbagelata, Sergio Perrone, Edgardo Kaplinsky   +6 more
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Point‐Of‐Care Ultrasound in Emergency Departments in Australia/New Zealand: An Emergency Physician's Perspective

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 3-7, March 2025.
This brief overview of the current state of clinician performed focused ultrasound (Emergency PoCUS) by emergency practitioners in Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) has touched on its history, scope of practice both mandated and context‐dependent, complex embedding in clinical diagnostic reasoning and range of governance issues.
Robyn Brady
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: POCUS to FOCUS

, 2018
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) plays an important role in the Emergency Department or in any Critical Care Unit. In our case, we present how a POCUS mnemonic guided us in diagnosing two fatal conditions in a single ...
Gardezi, Abeeha, Al Sheikh, Shihab, Al Ali, Maryam, Jalal, Michael   +3 more
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The Takotsubo Syndrome: Clinical Diagnosis Using POCUS

, 2022
Takotsubo syndrome is a cardiomyopathy that can mimic an acute heart attack, in terms of clinical presentation, electrocardiographic changes, and findings on echocardiogram.
Alomar Lladó, Lorenzo, Zarraga López, Leire, López Libano, Josu   +2 more
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The role of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and focused echocardiography in optimization of non-invasive mechanical ventilation: from diaphragmatic functionality to hemodynamic monitoring

Journal of Mechanical Ventilation, 2023
This case shows the use of ultrasound guidance to optimize non-invasive mechanical ventilation for a 62-year-old patient with a complex medical history. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was used to assess diaphragmatic function and hemodynamics, leading ...
Mauro Pavone, Giuseppina Biondi, Claudio Matruzzo, Federico Rapisarda, Leda Claudia D’Amico, Raimondo Gullo, Maira Cristina Circo, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, SIlvia Puglisi, Daniele Lombardo, Maria Teresa Bellanti, Domenico Compagnone, Rosario Lamberto Oliveri   +12 more
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