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Diagnosing Achilles Tendon Rupture with POCUS When the Thompson Test Is Inconclusive
A 64-year-old woman came to urgent care with sudden posterior ankle pain after stumbling on a curb. She couldn’t do a single-leg heel raise, and the Thompson test was inconclusive.
See how point-of-care ultrasound helped confirm a complete Achilles tendon rupture at the bedside, which findings to look for, and the pitfalls that can lead to a missed diagnosis.
Don’t Call It a Tear: How to Recognize Anisotropy on Quadriceps Tendon POCUS
A 38-year-old man has anterior knee pain after stumbling off a curb. Point-of-care ultrasound shows a focal hypoechoic area in the distal quadriceps tendon that looks like a partial tear, but the extensor mechanism is intact and the fibers are still continuous.
Learn how to tell anisotropy artifact from true tendon pathology at the bedside, why the quadriceps tendon is so prone to it, and how a quick heel-toe rock or fan of the probe can help you avoid an unnecessary MRI or referral.
New Floaters After Minor Eye Trauma: Ocular POCUS When Fundoscopy Is Limited
A 46-year-old man presents with new floaters after being struck in the eye — but fundoscopy can't get a clear look. Ocular POCUS reveals the answer at the bedside, and this case walks through how to tell vitreous hemorrhage from retinal detachment.
Gallbladder Ultrasound for Everyday Practice (Webinar Recording)
Learn how to perform gallbladder POCUS for RUQ pain, nausea, fever, or jaundice; covering probe positioning, key measurements, and recognizing cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and the WES sign.
POCUS Implementation in Urgent Care: What the Data Shows
Until now, very little published research has looked at what actually happens once urgent care providers are trained in POCUS and supported with an ongoing quality assurance (QA) program.
In this blog we dissect the article published in the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine that demonstrated two-fold reduction in ED transfers for patients with soft tissue and musculoskeletal complaints once POCUS was implemented through structured training and quality assurance by the ultrasound faculty at affiliated hospital.
Spotting Acute Cholecystitis on POCUS: What to Look For, What Fools You, and Why it Matters
A 45-year-old woman with no past medical history presents to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain that started about 10 hours ago, shortly after dinner. This time, the pain hasn't subsided and has been constant since it started.
Discover how point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can aid in the bedside evaluation of acute cholecystitis. Through a real clinical case, learn the classic ultrasound findings, differentiate cholecystitis from biliary colic, recognize common imaging pitfalls, and understand the evidence supporting gallbladder POCUS.
Renal & Bladder POCUS: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Kidney Stones & Urinary Retention (Webinar Recording)
Learn how renal and bladder POCUS can help evaluate hydronephrosis, urinary retention, AKI, and suspected renal colic with practical scanning techniques and real-world clinical cases.
What Does the Evidence Show? Lung Ultrasound vs Chest X-ray in Urgent Care and Primary Care
Lung ultrasound outperforms traditional chest X-rays in accuracy, speed, and cost for urgent and primary care settings, providing superior sensitivity for detecting pneumonia, pneumothorax, and pulmonary edema without radiation. As a practical alternative to radiography-related operational challenges, POCUS offers real-time bedside diagnostic capabilities.
Fundamentals of Cardiac Ultrasound: Recognizing Critical Findings in Everyday Practice (Webinar Recording)
Cardiac ultrasound is a point-of-care imaging technique used to rapidly assess cardiac function and hemodynamic status at the bedside. It helps identify findings such as pericardial effusion, right heart strain, reduced ejection fraction, cardiac tamponade, and fluid responsiveness, allowing clinicians to make faster diagnostic and treatment decisions in emergency and acute care settings.
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