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Soft tissue abscess: clinical plus ultrasound evaluation

Male 65 y/o, he complains pain and swelling in left groin, he has history of hypertension. He has not fever. Clinical examination shows swelling, skin is hot and eritematous. Is it an abscess, a cellulitis or something else? Conclusion To use ultrasound on eritematous and swelling skin is very helpful Abscesses presents…

ByCiro Paolillo8 January 20120Comments

Chest Ultrasound

Acute dyspnoea and Lung Ultrasound

It's a dark night when a red code arrive at the ED by ambulance. Paramedics tell you: “called for acute dyspnoea, I think it’s a COPD exacerbation, he is wheezing, I gave him bronchodilators and steroids, but he is worsening”. He has a history of COPD and hypertension. He presents sweaty, dyspneic, arterial…

ByIlenia Spallino31 October 20110Comments

Chest

Acute dyspnoea and X-Ray

I t's a dark night when a red code arrive at the ED by ambulance. Paramedics tell you: “called for acute dyspnoea, I think it’s a COPD exacerbation, he is wheezing, I gave him bronchodilators and steroids, but he is worsening”. He has a history of COPD and hypertension. He presents sweaty, dyspneic,…

ByIlenia Spallino18 October 20110Comments

The Emergency Physician

Soft tissue abscess: clinical plus ultrasound evaluation

Acute dyspnoea and Lung Ultrasound

Acute dyspnoea and X-Ray

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Septic Arthritis and Arthrocentesis

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