Ultrasound Case 015
Elderly patient with a history of heart failure presents with sepsis and hypotension following 2 days of diarrhoea. You look at their IVC. If it is flat you will give some more fluid. If not you will need to think harder!
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Ultrasound Case 014
This 36 year old presented with an isolated blunt head injury sustained whilst on a "big night out". He required intubation and a FAST was performed to assess for any clinically undetected injury prior to RSI. This is the LUQ view. What does it show?
Ultrasound Case 013
23 year old female presents with lower and then diffuse abdominal pain with transient hypotension and bradycardia. Urine pregnancy test is positive.
Ultrasound Case 012
54 year old male presenting with collapse while moving couch. The patient is on antibiotics for recent pneumonia diagnosis. Altered mental status in the emergency department.
Ultrasound Case 011
A thin and tall young man presents with back pain. Describe and interpret these ultrasound scans
Ultrasound Case 010
A young man with a history of right sided pneumothorax, apical bullectomy and VATS pleurodesis presents with right sided pleuritic chest pain. You are asked to exclude recurrent pneumothorax.
Ultrasound Case 009
A 70 year old male who had been "legally blind" for several years presented after blunt occular trauma. He had never had his eyes formally assessed. He said he had improved light perception post injury and could actually see moving shapes.
Ultrasound Case 007
A young man presents with severe intermittent left testicular pain. Describe and interpret these scans
Ultrasound Case 008
A 49 year old cyclist hit by a car complains of abdominal pain, worst in his left upper quadrant. Describe and interpret these scans
Ultrasound Case 006
A patient with known metastatic breast cancer presents with increasing exertional dyspnoea.
Ultrasound Case 005
A 66 year old woman presents with gradually increasing shortness of breath. She had a syncopal event whilst standing in church and remains grey and sweaty.
Ultrasound Case 001
42 year old diabetic woman with left sided pleuritic chest pain. Mild fever and cough. Describe and interpret these scans