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 (B8)
Question 1:
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The following ultrasounds are performed.
a) What views are obtained? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation of "1"? (4pts)
c) What is your interpretation of "2"? (4pts)
Courtesy of RS
a) What views are obtained? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation of "1"? (4pts)
c) What is your interpretation of "2"? (4pts)
Courtesy of RS
Question 2:
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The following echo is performed.
a) What view is being obtained in "1"? (2pts)
b) What did the sonographer do with the probe to make image "1" look like image "2"? (4pts)
c) What did the sonographer do with the probe to make image "2" look like image "3"? (4pts)
Courtesy of JN
a) What view is being obtained in "1"? (2pts)
b) What did the sonographer do with the probe to make image "1" look like image "2"? (4pts)
c) What did the sonographer do with the probe to make image "2" look like image "3"? (4pts)
Courtesy of JN
Question 3:
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The following ultrasound is performed on a patient with intermittent abdominal pain.
a) What is being evaluated? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation? (4pts)
c) How is the patient positioned (sitting, supine, etc) while image "1" was being obtained? (2pts)
d) How is the patient positioned (sitting, supine, etc) while image "2" was being obtained? (2pts)
Courtesy of BH
a) What is being evaluated? (2pts)
b) What is your interpretation? (4pts)
c) How is the patient positioned (sitting, supine, etc) while image "1" was being obtained? (2pts)
d) How is the patient positioned (sitting, supine, etc) while image "2" was being obtained? (2pts)
Courtesy of BH
Question 4:
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The following ultrasound is performed on a swollen finger.
a) What are the Kanavel signs? (4pts) b) Do you see any sonographic evidence that this patient would have all the Kanavel signs? (2pts) c) What technique can you use to make obtaining these images easier if you are running out of gel? (4pts) Courtesy of RS |
question 5:
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The following ultrasound is performed.
Write a vignette regarding the images obtained. Courtesy of JN |