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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that following military parents' return from combat deployment, their children...  

A rundown of changes to the program and expected highlights of the American Academy of Neurology 67th Annual Meeting, beginning this weekend in Washington, DC.  

Dr. Ian Stiell of Ottawa Research Institute discusses Atrial Fibrillation on EM Cases podcast including the Canadian Cardiovascular Socciety Guidelines 2014  

 Understanding the multiple tissue layers in MSK ultrasound may appear daunting, but once you get the basics you should be all set. Your next task, which will ultimately make to a highly skilled MSK ultrasonographer, will be knowing your anatomy well for each scan you perform.   

There is growing literature to support beside compression ultrasonography by emergency physicians as the initial study. Multiple studies have demonstrated that this approach is both sensitive and specific for diagnosis of DVT and decreases ED length of stay.   

The reason we should be performing RUQ ultrasound in the emergency department is multifaceted. Not only does it decreased length of stay, it also has the potential to save a significant amount of money by reducing the number of additional radiology studies ordered..plus we're good at it.   

We are really good at getting an ultrasound probe on your trauma patient's really fast to assess for bleeding, why not do the same when you need answers  fast in the dying medical patient?  

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While the majority of patients presenting in heart failure will have systolic dysfunction, it is useful to grasp the idea of diastolic dysfunction, its pathophysiology, and how we can use ultrasound to assist with making this diagnosis rapidly and confidently.  

New evidence from a recent NEJM article, evaluating US vs CT for initial work up of suspected renal colic, found no difference in adverse outcomes. This suggests that a more conservative imaging strategy, beginning with renal ultrasound, may be the right place to start. Learn how here.   

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jeff Perry. Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.