POCUS For Shoulder Dislocation

POCUS For Shoulder Dislocation

Introduction

Shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation is a common clinical presentation in the emergency department, comprising about 50 percent of all major joint dislocations. The large range of motion of the shoulder with minimal inferior tendinous support makes it prone to dislocation. Plain film radiography has been the imaging modality of choice for most clinicians when evaluating the ED patient with a suspected shoulder dislocation. Recent literature has demonstrated the superiority of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in detecting both anterior and posterior shoulder dislocations, making it another rapidly evolving tool to improve accuracy, decrease error, and improve efficiency.

Avoid XRAY In Back Pain

Avoid XRAY In Back Pain

Back pain is one of the most common emergency department presenting complaints, evaluating back pain , treating patients’ symptoms and to diagnose potentially life- or limb-threatening causes not always an easy task.

Usually in Emergency Department , we do require for radiological imaging despite the fact that imaging is not associated with improvement in clinical outcomes. 

Approach To PALPITATION

Approach To PALPITATION

Palpitation is a perceived abnormality of the heartbeat characterized by awareness of heart muscle contractions in the chest: hard beats, fast beats, irregular beats, and/or pauses. They are both a symptom reported by the patient and a medical diagnosis. 

Palpitations should be considered as potentially more serious if they are associated with dizziness, near-syncope, or syncope.

APO - Basic Understanding

APO - Basic Understanding

Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of extravascular fluid in the air sacs or air spaces (alveoli) and parenchyma of the lungs. Abnormal (pathologic) fluid accumulation causes the lungs to become stiff and the air sacs of the lungs to become waterlogged. As a result, breathing becomes very difficult. Acute pulmonary edema is one of the most common life-threatening medical emergencies; intervention is needed as soon as the diagnosis is suspected.

Disaster Management - BASIC

Disaster Management - BASIC

Disaster Management defined to be a continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implanting measures which are necessary or expedient for :

• Prevention of danger or threat of any disaster, 
• Mitigation or reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or consequences, capacity-building
• Preparedness to deal with any disaster, 
• Prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster, 
• Assessing the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster, 
• Evacuation, rescue and relief and rehabilitation and reconstruction,