Author Archives: Jason Nomura

About Jason Nomura

Jason T. Nomura MD RDMS FACP FAAEM is a Board Certified Physician in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine who specializes in Point of Care Ultrasound. He is the author of this blog, see "About Author".

Point of Care Ultrasound for Hernias

**This post was originally part of the ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section’s Newletter in the Tips and Tricks section . The newsletter is located on the member only section of the site so I am posting here to make it more … Continue reading

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American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly #SA11

It took me a little bit of time to get this collated and together for posting but here it is. It was a great Scientific Assembly this year in San Francisco.  I have noticed some drift over the last couple … Continue reading

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Ultrasound Case Review #10 10-2011 (Don’t Cut That)

This month Mike Blaivas and Srikar Adhikari published a case series in JUM on soft tissue ultrasound of abscess where there were unexpected findings (Unexpected Findings on Point-of-Care Superficial Ultrasound Imaging Before Incision and Drainage JUM Oct 2011;30:1425-1430). This Case … Continue reading

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Long vs Short Axis for US Guided Central Venous Access, Review of a Study

There was a recent manuscript that came across my desk from the medical journal Medical Ultrasonography. This is a peer reviewed Medline indexed journal. The publication caught my attention because it discussed using a sagittal vessel view with in-plane needle … Continue reading

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Ultrasound Case Review #8 07-2011

This is a case of some subtle findings during the pelvis view of a FAST exam.  There is also a short discussion of why the image can appear different based upon ultrasound physics.  This has only video rather then flash … Continue reading

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Distance Synchronous and Asynchronous eLearning with the Virtual Ultrasound Director for Emergency Ultrasound

On this blog I have been creating either Flash based modules, videos, or posts with still images.  All of these methods are asynchronous eLearning examples.  Meaning that the learner doesn’t is seeing it at the same time that it is … Continue reading

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Tips and Tricks for the Pelvic View During the FAST Exam

This is a short article that my colleagues and I wrote for the American College of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Section April Newsletter. The full newsletter can be found here. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma or FAST … Continue reading

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Single Operator Sterile Sheathing of an Ultrasound Probe for an Ultrasound Guided Procedure

During the care of critically ill patients either in the Emergency Department or other settings can involve the placement of Central Venous Catheters.  The literature supports the use of Ultrasound Guidance to prevent mechanical complications and increase success rates.  However, … Continue reading

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Tips and Tricks for Placement Confirmation of IJ CVCs

This is a short blurb that my colleagues and I wrote for the ACEP US Section Newsletter, January 2011 edition. American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Section Newsletter Tips and Tricks Section January 2011 Christiana Care Health System Emergency … Continue reading

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