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The brain shock index: repurposing the Lindegaard ratio for detecting cerebral hypoperfusion in children with cerebral malaria
BACKGROUND: Transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) allows for the assessment of the cerebrovascular hemodynamics in critically ill children. Given the increasing …
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Point-of-care ultrasound to inform antiviral treatment initiation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in low-resource settings – the PUSH protocol
BACKGROUND: Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) is prevalent worldwide and most related deaths occur in low-resource settings. Antiviral treatment of CHB …
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Ultrasound findings in Kaposi sarcoma patients: overlapping sonographic features with disseminated tuberculosis
BACKGROUND: Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV-associated TB (FASH) is a diagnostic tool for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in symptomatic patients …
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Utility of hand-held ultrasound for image acquisition and interpretation by trained Kenyan providers
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) plays a prominent role in the timely recognition and management of multiple medical, surgical, and obstetric …
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“Sponge pattern” of the spleen: a rarely described high-frequency ultrasound pattern in HIV-positive patients
Abstract Background The spleen is frequently scanned in workup of infections. Hypoechoic splenic micro-abscesses are known signs of disseminated tuberculosis …
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Resident perception on the impact of point-of-care ultrasound in clinical care at a family medicine training program in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Patient access to necessary medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains a major obstacle, complicating clinician decision-making …
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Analysis of an obstetrics point-of-care ultrasound training program for healthcare practitioners in Zanzibar, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: A point-of-care ultrasound education program in obstetrics was developed to train antenatal healthcare practitioners in rural Zanzibar. The study …
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Bedside lung ultrasonography by emergency department residents as an aid for identifying heart failure in patients with acute dyspnea after a 2-h training course
BACKGROUND: Ultrasonographic B-lines have recently emerged as a bedside imaging tool for the differential diagnosis of acute dyspnea in the …
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Cardiac ultrasound in resource-limited settings (CURLS): towards a wider use of basic echo applications in Africa
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly being used as a diagnostic tool in resource-limited settings. The majority of existing ultrasound protocols …
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Impact of ultrasound on management for dyspnea presentations in a Rwandan emergency department
BACKGROUND: The complexity of diagnosis for critically ill dyspnea presentations in the emergency department remains a challenge. Accurate and rapid …
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A rare ultrasound case report: intramuscular tear of the sartorius muscle
We report a case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with localized swelling and lump in the proximal third …
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
BACKGROUND: Thoracic ultrasound is helpful to evaluate lung pathology in patients with acute dyspnea. Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy …
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Ultrasound assessment of visual loss during severe preeclampsia: a case report
Bilateral retinal detachments and cortical blindness are rare complications of preeclampsia and the association of the two pathologies is exceptional. …