Imaging

News

FDA: Gadolinium retention prompts new GBCA class warning, safety measures

Author:

Sharon Worcester

Gadolinium-based contrast agents used for MRI will now carry a warning regarding potential retention in the bodies and brains of treated patients...

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Case Reports

Emergency Imaging: Atraumatic Leg Pain

Author:

Jessica Rotman, MD

J. Jacob Kazam, MD

Keith D. Hentel, MD, MS

A 96-year-old woman with a medical history of sciatica, vertigo, osteoporosis, and dementia presented with atraumatic right leg pain. She stated...

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Case Reports

Emergency Ultrasound: Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade: Making the Diagnosis at Bedside With Point-of-Care Echocardiography

Author:

Terry Singhapricha, MD

Todd Taylor, MD

Jehangir Meer, MD

Pericardial effusions are usually an incidental finding on bedside echocardiogram—unless a patient shows clinical signs of tamponade physiology...

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Case Reports

Emergency Imaging: Left Periorbital Swelling

Author:

Jessica A. Rotman, MD

Keith D. Hentel, MD, MS

J. Jacob Kazam, MD

A 3-year-old boy presented for evaluation of left periorbital swelling.

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Procedures

Identifying Pediatric Skull Fracture Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Author:

Rebecca Caton, MD

Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD

Abdulaziz Ahmed

Joseph S. Colla, MD, RDMS

Evaluating pediatric patients presenting to the ED with head trauma can be a...

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Case Reports

Emergency Imaging: Severe Left Testicular Swelling

Author:

Jessica Rotman, MD

Keith D. Hentel, MD, MS

A 32-year-old man presented to the ED with acute onset of left testicular swelling and pain...

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Procedures

Emergency Ultrasound: Ultrasound-Guided Arthrocentesis of the Ankle

Author:

Tamara Washington, MD

Todd Taylor, MD

Sierra Beck, MD

Jehangir Meer, MD

Point-of-care ultrasound is a valuable tool to evaluate the presence of joint effusion of the ankle and guide aspiration.

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Feature

Foreign Body Insertions: A Review

Author:

Alan Lucerna, DO

Treating patients who present with foreign body insertions requires a nonjudgmental and open-minded approach.

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Case Reports

Emergency Imaging: Severe Chronic Abdominal Pain

Author:

Jessica Fisher, MD

Keith D. Hentel, MD, MS

An otherwise healthy 20-year-old
woman presented for evaluation
of severe chronic abdominal pain.

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Procedures

Emergency Ultrasound: Tendon Evaluation With Ultrasonography

Author:

Usama Khalid, MD

Todd Taylor, MD

Sierra Beck, MD

Jehangir Meer, MD

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Case Reports

Emergency Imaging: Multiple Comorbidities With Fever and Nonproductive Cough

Author:

J. Jacob Kazam, MD

Steven Daniels, MD

Jessica Fisher, MD

Edward Ebani, MD

Keith D. Hentel, MD, MS

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