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Am J Emerg Med
; 30(8): 1654.e1-4, 2012 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22030203
ABSTRACT
Point-of-care ocular ultrasonography is emerging as a powerful tool to evaluate emergency department (ED) patients at risk for ophthalmologic and intracranial pathology.We present cases of 3 patients in whom optic disc swelling was identified using ocular ultrasound. Causes for optic disc swelling in our patients included idiopathic intracranial hypertension, secondary syphilis, and malignant hypertension with associated hypertensive retinopathy. Because direct visualization of the optic disc may be challenging in an ED setting, ultrasound examination of the optic disc may represent an important adjunct to fundoscopy when assessing patients with headache or visual complaints.
Subject(s)
Headache/diagnostic imaging , Papilledema/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Emergency Service, Hospital , Female , Headache/etiology , Humans , Hypertension, Malignant/complications , Male , Papilledema/etiology , Point-of-Care Systems , Pseudotumor Cerebri/complications , Syphilis/complications , Ultrasonography , Young Adult
2.
Med Health R I
; 93(3): 71-3, 2010 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20415109
Subject(s)
Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data , Health Resources/organization & administration , Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data , Community Mental Health Services , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Delivery of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Dental Health Services , Health Education , Health Resources/statistics & numerical data , Health Status , Humans , Mental Health , Refugees/statistics & numerical data , Rhode Island
3.
Med Health R I
; 93(3): 74-6, 2010 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20415110