Posts Tagged ‘fluid’

In Memoriam: ACSM Mourns Loss, Recognizes Accomplishments Of 8th President

The American College of Sports Medicine was saddened to learn of the passing of its 8th President, Elsworth Buskirk, Ph.D., FACSM, on March 28.
Buskirk was an emeritus professor of applied physiology and human nutrition at Pennsylvania State University. He was a distinguished researcher and educator who contributed to the understanding of [...]

New Study Investigates Infection Of Human Cells In Outer Space

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of spaceflight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage.
On April 5, ASU Biodesign Institute researchers Cheryl Nickerson and her team, including Jennifer Barrila and Shameema Sarker, saw their latest experiment [...]

Ultrasound lectures 15 (Ectopic Pregnancy)

Ectopic Pregnancy
Clinical
An ectopic pregnancy is implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the fundus or body of the uterine cavity. Usually bleeding or pain in a patient with a positive BHCG is the common presentation. Ectopic pregnancy can never be excluded. We can confirm an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) [...]

Ultrasound lectures 14 (PID)

PID
Clinical
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is caused by sexually transmitted infection, most commonly chlamydia or gonorrhea or both. PID also occurs as a complication of appendicitis, diverticulitis, pelvic abscess, and post-abortion or post-delivery infection. Acutely, patients present with fever, pelvic tenderness, and vaginal discharge. The inflammation commonly becomes chronic and patients present [...]

Ultrasound lectures 13 (Adenexal Mass)

Adenexal Mass
Clinical
Typical clinical concerns are r/o ovarian cyst/mass/torsion, PID or appendicitis.

Longitudinal scan through the urine-filled bladder (B) demonstrates a normal adult uterus (red arrowheads) with smooth contours and pear shape.  The cervix (red arrow) is recognized at the junction of imaginary lines drawn though the long [...]

Ultrasound lectures 12 (Hydronephrosis)

Hydronephrosis
Clinical
US demonstration of hydronephrosis is not, by itself, diagnostic of urinary obstruction. Hydronephrosis is an anatomic finding, not a functional one, and is caused by acute or chronic urinary obstruction, prostatic hypertrophy, strictures, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), pregnancy, high urine output states, and congenital dilatation of the collecting system.
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Ultrasound lectures 10 (Appendicitis)

Appendicitis
Clinical
The differential diagnosis is often between gynecological and GI pathology. A RUQ US exam plus appendix or a pelvis plus appendix may have to be done depending on the clinical situation. CT is the preferred exam in the obese or elderly, or in patients who are in so much [...]

Ultrasound lectures 9 (Pancreatitis)

Pancreatitis
Clinical
Acute pancreatitis is most commonly caused by alcohol abuse or a gallstone impacted in the distal common bile duct. Inflammatory changes vary from mild interstitial edema to extensive necrosis with hemorrhage. Patient usually presents with deep epigastric pain that radiates to the back, nausea, vomiting, abdominal tenderness, fever, leuckocytosis, and [...]

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