Tag Archives: US Guided Procedure

Point of Care Ultrasound for Hernias

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jason Nomura

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

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jason Nomura

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

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jason Nomura

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

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jason Nomura

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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US Educational Video: The Ski Lift

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Jason Nomura

My colleagues and I published an article in Academic Emergency Medicine, the journal for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, about something we termed the Ski Lift.  This is a method to help assist in viewing the needle during in-plane … Continue reading →

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Ultrasound Case Review #7 12-2010

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jason Nomura

There has been some delay in producing a new case review, but this has been a one man show and it has been a busy fall.  However, here is a case review of some US guided Central Venous Cannulation with … Continue reading →

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New Ultrasound Technology, is it always helpful?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jason Nomura

I am recently back from the American College of Emergency Physician’s annual Scientific Assembly conference, as you may have noted from the Twitterfeed. While there, as with most conferences, there was a vendor fair with all the latest new and … Continue reading →

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