Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

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Rapid Ultrasound in Shock: The RUSH Protocol

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: July 1, 2010

In this final installment of the series on RUSH, the authors discuss the use of bedside ultrasonography to detect DVT.

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Detection of Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: June 1, 2010

The authors discuss the RUSH evaluation of the pipes, focusing on detection of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection.

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Evaluation of Core Vascular Volume

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: May 1, 2010

A woman with a history of CHF presents with dyspnea and chest pain. The authors explain how to use the RUSH protocol to evaluate this patient.

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Evaluation for Compromise of the Tank

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: April 1, 2010

The RUSH evaluation for “compromise of the tank” is used to identify a pneumothorax in a COPD patient who presents to the ED with shor...

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Evaluation for Leakiness of the Tank

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: March 1, 2010

A man with pain, nausea, and weakness arrives at the ED. His history is notable for a few falls sustained 2 days earlier and a sore throat and chi...

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Evaluation of Tank Fullness

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: February 1, 2010

The RUSH evaluation of “tank fullness” is discussed.

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RUSH Protocol to Assess Patients With Dyspnea and Chest Pain

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: December 1, 2009

How can the RUSH protocol be applied to rapidly assessing ED patients with dyspnea and chest pain? Three cases illustrate.

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The Value of Echocardiography in the RUSH Protocol

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: November 1, 2009

The RUSH protocol is used to evaluate a renal failure patient showing signs of decompensation, with the parasternal long-axis view of the "pump" p...

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The Subxiphoid and Apical Views

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: October 1, 2009

Discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol continues, and the authors describe how to achieve the subxiphoid and apical views of ...

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Evaluation of the Pump

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: September 1, 2009

The authors continue their discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol, detailing how to obtain optimal parasternal cardiac views ...

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Chest Pain, Cough, and General Weakness

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: August 1, 2009

Based on a case illustrating enigmatic presentation of shock, the authors describe the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock (RUSH) protocol, a method of usin...

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Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: July 1, 2009

What do the associated ultrasound findings tell you about a woman with left lower quadrant abdominal pain and a positive pregnancy test?

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Shortness of Breath After Being Stabbed

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: June 1, 2009

After being stabbed once to the left chest, a man experiences shortness of breath and is clinically deteriorating. What do the ultrasound findings...

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Painful, Swollen Area on Right Arm

Author:: Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Publish date: May 1, 2009

Based on these ultrasound images, what course of treatment would you recommend for this 46-year-old man with a painful, swollen area on his right ...