Bedside emergency department ultrasonography in the evaluation of ocular pathology.
The number of potential uses of emergency department (ED) ultrasound is growing. This brief report describes its use in two ED patients who presented with acute ocular pathology. The diagnoses were quickly made with ED ultrasound, and subsequently confirmed with more traditional methods of ocular evaluation.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA. blaivas@pyro.net
D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery