Ultrasound: Signs
Abscess
- Swirling: probe pressure creates turbulence in abscess air/fluid level
Aorta
Cardiac
Foreign Body
GB
- Exclamation Point Sign: portal vein and medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)
- Mickey Mouse Sign: Portal Vein (face), CBD (right ear), and hepatic artery (left ear)
- SIN Sign: Stone-in Neck
- Double Barrel Shotgun Sign: CBD is markedly dilated to same size as the portal vein, giving “double barrel shotgun” appearance
Ultrasound: Lungs
Ocular
Renal
==Testicle
Thoracic
Vasculature
- Target Sign: needle tip in the middle of the vessel
- Swinging Bell: needle tip back and forth within vessel
- Bubbles: saline flush with probe over heart for vessel placement confirmation
Core ED Ultrasounds
- Ultrasound: Aorta
- Ultrasound: Bladder
- Ultrasound: Cardiac
- Ultrasound: DVT
- Ultrasound: FAST
- Ultrasound: Gallbladder
- Ultrasound: In Shock and Hypotension
- Ultrasound: IVC
- Ultrasound: MSK
- Ultrasound: Nerves
- Ultrasound: Pelvic
- Ultrasound: Renal
- Ultrasound: Ocular
- Ultrasound: Testicle
- Ultrasound: Appendix