Focus On

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arrow  Focus On: Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Blocks
December 2011
arrow  Focus On: Pediatric and Adolescent Ovarian Torsion
November 2011
arrow  Focus On: Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Nerve Blocks
October 2011
arrow  Focus On: Perinatal Disaster Management
September 2011
arrow  Focus On: The Cyanotic Neonate
August 2011
 arrow  Focus On: Transcutaneous and Transvenous Cardiac Pacing 
July 2011
arrow  Focus On: Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound 
June 2011
arrow  Focus On: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
May 2011
arrow  Focus On: Ultrasound Image Quality
April 2011
arrow   Focus On: Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 
March 2011
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Focus On: Variceal Hemorrhage
February 2011

 
 arrow  Focus On: Best Practices for Seizure Management in the Emergency Department
January 2011  
arrow  Focus On: Acute Pancreatitis
December 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Bedside Biliary Ultrasound
November 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Dialysis Access Emergencies
October 2010
 
arrow   Focus On: Rapid Sequence Intubation Pharmacology
September 2010
 
arrow   Focus On: Sore Throats - What Really Works?
August 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
July 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Reversal of Anticoagulation
June 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
May 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Spinal Epidural Abscess - Avoiding Neurologic Catastrophe in the ED
April 2010
 
arrow  Focus On: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department
March 2010  
arrow  Focus On: Toxic Mushroom Ingestions February 2010  
arrow  Focus On: Emergent Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
January 2010  
arrow  Focus On: The Observation Option for Acute Otitis Media in the Emergency DepartmentDecember 2009  
arrow  Focus On: MalariaNovember 2009  
arrow  Focus On: The ED Management of Pediatric Apparent Life Threatening EventsOctober 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Acute Ischemic StrokeSeptember 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Dynamic Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Line PlacementAugust 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Acute Aortic DissectionJuly 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Treatment of EpistaxisJune 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Ultrasound for Acute Retinal DetachmentMay 2009  
arrow  Focus On: PreeclampsiaApril 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Emergency Ultrasound For Deep Vein ThrombosisMarch 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Confirmation and Assessment of Endotracheal Tube LocationFebruary 2009  
arrow  Focus On: EFAST - Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for TraumaJanuary 2009  
arrow  Focus On: Ultrasound Detection of Traumatic Anterior PneumothoraxDecember 2008  
arrow  Focus On: Acute Chest Syndrome - The Critical CoughNovember 2008  

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