title: Pediatric ultrasound: applications in the emergency department.
abstract: Bedside ultrasound (US) was introduced to the emergency department more than 20 years ago. Since this time, many new applications have evolved to aid the emergency physician in diagnostic, procedural, and therapeutic interventions and the scope of bedside ultrasound continues to grow. Many US scanning techniques easily translate from adult applications to the pediatric population. Consequently, US has been adopted by many pediatric emergency providers. This article reviews the use of bedside ultrasound in pediatric emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M - Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, 2606 Hospital Boulevard, 5 West, Corpus Christi, TX 78405, USA. Kimberly.Leeson@christushealth.org
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leeson
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leeson
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D046248:Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Bedside ultrasound; Emergency department; Pediatrics