{"id":526,"date":"2017-07-08T03:23:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T03:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emultrasound.sdsc.edu\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2020-08-18T01:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T01:59:33","slug":"clinical-cases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emultrasound.ucsd.edu\/index.php\/clinical-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Case 80: Ovarian Cyst<\/a><\/h5>
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Hanna Richkind, Elaine Yu\n\n\n\nA 37-year-old woman with a past medical history of anxiety, insomnia, chronic low back pain, and intermittent lower abdominal pain presented to the Emergency Department wi...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 79: Uterine Rupture<\/a><\/h5>
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October 6th, 2026<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Rachel Feiner MS4, Anthony J. Medak, MD\n\n\n\nA 38-year-old female at 12 weeks gestation presented to the ED with acute-onset abdominal pain following intercourse with associated dizziness, nausea and di...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 78: Seizure-Associated Takotsubo Syndrome Complicated by Suspected Left Ventricular Thrombus and Multifocal Ischemic Stroke<\/a><\/h5>
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September 16th, 2026<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Matthew Van Ligten, Bryan Merte\n\n\n\nA 52-year-old woman with epilepsy treated with levetiracetam and lamotrigine, hypertension, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma previously treated with chemotherapy and in remi...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 77: Pleural Line Irregularities: Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Possible Malignancy<\/a><\/h5>
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August 19th, 2026<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Olivia Yale, Colleen Campbell\n\n\n\nA 40-year-old male with no pertinent past medical history apart from significant cigarette use presented to the emergency department, referred from urgent care, for SO...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 76: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Prepatellar Bursitis in the Emergency Department<\/a><\/h5>
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A. Elashmawy, B. Merte, and A. J. Medak\n\n\n\nChief Complaint: Left knee pain and swellingHistory of Present IllnessA 63-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and diabetes presented w...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 75: Detection of Choledocholithiasis Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound with Limited Visualization of the Common Bile Duct<\/a><\/h5>
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August 17th, 2026<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Maya Ibelaidene, Rachna Subramony\n\n\n\nA 45 year old male with a past medical history of gastric sleeve presented to the Emergency Department with two days of progressively worsening right upper quadran...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 74: Retinal detachment revealed through POCUS<\/a><\/h5>
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August 14th, 2026<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Sabrina Straus, Rachna Subramony\n\n\n\nA 68-year-old female with no past medical history on file presented to the emergency department for evaluation of a painless red left eye and visual disturbance. Sh...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 73: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Detection of Uroperitoneum\u00a0After Orthotopic\u00a0Neobladder\u00a0Creation<\/a><\/h5>
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Hannah Oelschlager\u00a0MD, Aarish Shahab\u00a0MD, Rachna Subramony\u00a0MD, Bryan Merte\u00a0MD\n\n\n\nA 63-year-old man with bladder cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented on postoperative day 8 after robotic-assist...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 72: A Ureteral Jet in the Setting of Nonobstructing Nephrolithiasis<\/a><\/h5>
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Liam DiZio, Elaine Yu\n\n\n\nA 43-year-old female with a history of hepatic adenoma status post embolization and microwave ablation presented to the emergency department with one week of constant right fl...<\/div>\r\n

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Case 71: Chronic Back Pain<\/a><\/h5>
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Letitia Mueller, Bryan Merte, Anthony Medak\n\n\n\nA 73-year-old female presented from family health center for \"unbearable\" chronic back pain. She has a complex surgical history, including a T11-sacral p...<\/div>\r\n

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