Clinical cases and self assessment problems from the Ultrasound library to enhance interpretation skills through Ultrasound problems. Preparation for examinations.
A patient in early pregnancy presents with pelvic pain and heavy vaginal bleeding. She has been bleeding heavily over the last hour. She tells you she had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago, at 5 weeks gestation which showed an intrauterine pregnancy, but was too early to detect cardiac activity.
An 18 year old man presents with fevers, right loin pain and dysuria. He has pyuria. You wonder about pyelonephritis or even an infected obstructed kidney so take a look with ultrasound.
You are asked to look at an 82 year old man who has a poor urinary stream and recurrent urinary tract infections. You wonder if he has a large post void resudual volume so take a look.
A 55 year old woman with hepatitis C and known cirrhosis presents with right upper quadrant pain. You ultrasound her gallbladder.
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A 22 year old man is brought in by ambulance after a rugby injury - he was sandwiched between two players. He is complaining of left lower anterolateral chest pain worse with inspiration.
23 year old female presents with lower and then diffuse abdominal pain with transient hypotension and bradycardia. Urine pregnancy test is positive.
A thin and tall young man presents with back pain. Describe and interpret these ultrasound scans