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PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE • Pregnancy and Labor Epidural Effects on Gastric Emptying: A Prospective Comparative Study

The goal of this study was to determine and compare the gastric emptying after intake of a standardized light meal in women in labor with epidural analgesia, women in labor without epidural analgesia, pregnant women not in labor, and nonpregnant women using a reliable, noninvasive ultrasound tool......
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REVIEW & ANALYSIS • Incidence of Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Gastroesophageal Varices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an important diagnostic procedure that is specifically useful in patients with advanced cirrhosis since this group of patients frequently has cirrhotic cardiomyopathy with varying degrees of heart failure......
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CASE STUDY • The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Grynfeltt–Lesshaft Lumbar Hernia

Primary lumbar hernia tend to grow over time and start to present symptoms. If undiagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound or if left untreated lumbar hernias could result in death because of the high risk of complications......
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Early Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Assessment for Medical Patients Reduces Time to Appropriate Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has proven to be an effective tool that narrows the differential diagnosis among patients presenting with chest pain and dyspnea, which can help achieve the correct diagnosis faster......
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IMAGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND • A Rare Case of Left Ventricular Noncompaction in LEOPARD Syndrome

Transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed left ventricular noncompaction* and skin biopsy had no evidence of malignancies. Finally, other disease with hyper-pigmented skin lesions including Addison’s disease, hemochromatosis, and hyperthyroidism, were excluded....
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ARTICLE REVIEW • Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents and Associated Adverse Reactions: A Potential Connection to the COVID-19 Vaccines?

The authors report of adverse reactions after administration of Lumason and Definity across three echocardiography laboratories within the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) from 2019 to 2021......
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography: A Reliable, Non-Invasive and Inexpensive Preoperative Method In the Evaluation of Vocal Cords Motility—A Prospective Multicentric Analysis on a Large Series and a Literature Review

Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUS) has been proposed as a non-invasive and painless indirect examination of vocal cords function as alternative to direct flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (FFL). The study assessed TLUS reliability as an alternative method to direct FFL in evaluation voca...
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JOURNAL REVIEW • Point of Care, Clinician-Performed Laryngeal Ultrasound and Pediatric Vocal Fold Movement Impairment

An alternate way of assessing vocal fold mobility can be achieved with transcervical laryngeal ultrasound (LUS), which causes fewer changes in physiologic parameters. The goal in this study was to evaluate the use of LUS as a point of care, otolaryngologist-performed assessment of vocal fold movemen...
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH • Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound is Useful for the Evaluation of Focal Liver Lesions in Children.

While liver tumors are rare in children, they can pose a diagnostic challenge when suspected. Contrast-enhanced computer tomography (CECT) and contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) are the main imaging modalities in the workup of liver tumors.. ......
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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION • Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation Using a 3-Dimensional Ultrasound Probe in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Comparison Between Biplane View and Short-Axis View

Compared with the traditional anatomic landmark technique, 3-dimensional ultrasound guided IJV cannulation improves patient outcomes by increasing success rates and reducing complications. Both techniques have advantages and disadvantages. ......
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