Ultrasounds Of The Block
Welcome to SIU's EM Residency "Ultrasounds of the Block" curriculum (formerly known as "Ultrasound of the Month"). First instituted as a friendly competition to spark increased volume of bedside studies, it has now become a melee of ultrasound fun. As part of an asynchronous curriculum in emergency ultrasound, all ultrasounds performed at our clinical sites are reviewed for quality assurance by ultrasound director. Each block a few images/clips are selected because of an interesting finding, a high quality image showing great anatomy, or because they carry an important teaching point. These “Ultrasounds of the Block” are then displayed online with clinical vignettes and questions to test residents and their knowledge. The competition aspect of the curriculum is that residents gain points by performing any selected "Ultrasounds of the Block" and for answering monthly questions correctly. Each year a winner is announced based on overall points and surprised with trophy gifts to cherish and gloat about for the many years to come.
Past "Ultrasounds of the Block" can be viewed by clicking here. This blocks "Ultrasounds of the Block" can be viewed below.
Ultrasounds Of The Block (B4)
Question 1:
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The following ultrasound is obtained on a patient..
a) What is being examined? (2pts) b) What view is being examined? (2pts) c) What could be done "pre-processing" to optimize the image quality? (3pts) 4) What could be done "post-processing" to optimize the image quality?(3pts) Courtesy of ZE & GH |
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Question 3:
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The following ultrasound is obtained.
a) What cardiac view is being obtained? (2pts) b) What landmark are you using to identify your answer in "a"? (2pts) c) What is your interpretation of the image? (2pts) d) In which direction is the Frank-Starling curve shifted for this patient? (4pts) Courtesy of EF & BC |
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The following ultrasound is obtained "for funzies" on very young patient with multiple visits to the ED and no current complaints.
a) What is being examined? (2pts) b) What two things are assessed for on this examination? (2pts) c) What is your interpretation regarding those two assessment points? (2pts) d) If the patient told you they just had a surgery last month, what surgery did they most likely have? (4pts) Courtesy of EJ |
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The following ultrasound is obtained on a patient found unresponsive.
a) What is your interpretation of the cardiac view? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation of the RUQ view. (2pts)
c) What is your interpretation of the LUQ view? (2pts)
d) What is your interpretation of the bladder view? (4pts)
Courtesy of JH
a) What is your interpretation of the cardiac view? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation of the RUQ view. (2pts)
c) What is your interpretation of the LUQ view? (2pts)
d) What is your interpretation of the bladder view? (4pts)
Courtesy of JH