The Indication Just Says "CT Scanner Is Broken"

• This week's show notes
• Integrating Pre-test Probability and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Department (ED) Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) - PMC - Paper #1
• Contrast‐enhanced point of care ultrasound for the evaluation of stable blunt abdominal trauma by the emergency physician: A prospective diagnostic study - PMC - Paper #2
• Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - PMC - SR/MA on U/S performance on SBO evaluation
• Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice - PMC - Review of likelihood ratios
• Use of the D-dimer in detecting pulmonary embolism in the emergency department - D-dimer NLR
• Is it time to re-think FAST? A systematic review and meta-analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and conventional ultrasound for initial assessment of abdominal trauma - PMC - SR/MA of CEUS (general population)
• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: a systematic review - PMC - SR/MA of CEUS in pediatric population
• How to perform Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) - PMC - Overview of CEUS procedure
• Safety With Echocardiographic Contrast Agents - Echo contrast safety profile
• Diagnostic accuracy of eFAST in the trauma patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine | Cambridge Core - SR/MA evaluating the E-FAST exam

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The theme music was adapted from the Prelude in C# major from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, volume II, as performed by Raymond Smullyan. It was used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.