Clinical Applications of Diastology
Clinical Applications of Diastology Gregory Mints 1. In Figure 50.1, what is being measured in this zoomed-in apical four-chamber view with a focus on the mitral valve (MV) from a…
Mitral Valvular Disease
Mitral Valvular Disease Gregory Mints 1. A 92-year-old man presents to the emergency room with fatigue, confusion, and shortness of breath. His accompanying friend reports the history of “heart failure”…
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax Alberto Goffi Gian Alfonso Cibinel Paolo Persona 1. A 35-year-old female patient has sustained a severe multisystem trauma as a result of a car accident. Upon arrival in the…
Abdominal Vascular Ultrasound
Abdominal Vascular Ultrasound Elaine Y. Gee 1. A 92-year-old man has a known 4.5 cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. You decide to practice your abdominal vascular ultrasound and obtain the…
Pulmonary Consolidations
Pulmonary Consolidations Tanping Wong 1. An 82-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presents with 1 week of shortness of breath,…
Cardiac Arrest and Peri-Arrest
Cardiac Arrest and Peri-Arrest Genevieve Staudt Ryan Lefevre Frederick Wilhelm Lombard Robert Deegan Susan Eagle 1. A 55-year-old woman with hypertension and obesity has become increasingly short of breath since…
Bladder Ultrasound
Bladder Ultrasound Tanping Wong 1. A 68-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy, who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) 7 years prior, presents with 6 weeks…
Liver and Gallbladder
Liver and Gallbladder George Kasotakis Meredith L. Whitacre Suresh “Mitu” Agarwal Katherine Albutt 1. What is the optimal ultrasound (US) probe to be used for hepatobiliary evaluation? A. A phased…
Various Protocols: Fate, Feel, Feer, Fast
Various Protocols: Fate, Feel, Feer, Fast Nibras Bughrara Radwan Safa Stephanie Cha Aliaksei Pustavoitau 1. A 76-year-old, 85-kg man with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary…
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Dissection Lev Deriy Brian Starr Carlos E. Vazquez Pamela Y.F. Hsu Eli L. Torgeson Neal S. Gerstein 1. A 68-year-old man with a 50 pack-year smoking history, hypertension, and…