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Secondary Signs of Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Para- Umbilical Hernia Thro...

Screening ultrasound plays a crucial role in emergency services, offering a rapid and accurate method for detecting definitive signs of intestinal obstruction, such as paralytic ileus or mechanical blockage. Its portability, real-time imaging capabilities, and lack of radiation make it ideally suited for peripheral emergency health services with limited technical and human resources. Ultrasound triage, when per...

Pre-Hospital and Follow-Up Ultrasound Detection of Hydronephrosis and Perinephr...

Screening ultrasound is essential in emergency services, providing a fast and accurate tool for detecting pathologies associated with renal colic like hydronephrosis or urinary obstruction. Its portability, real-time imaging, and lack of radiation make it ideal for environments with limited resources, such as peripheral basic emergency services in Portugal, where the described case occurred. The use of screenin...

Point of Care Ultrasonography use in Primary Care a Case Report

This study presents a case in which point-of-care ultrasonography was used by a radiographer and a General and Family Medicine Physician in a primary care health unit as a decision-making tool for an outpatient clinical case. The objective of this report is to demonstrate the usefulness of sonography as a decision-making tool, to aid in a peripheral and with limited technological resources primary care health u...

Pre-hospital Identification of a Giant Bladder Calculus through Screening Sonog...

Introduction: Screening ultrasound proves to be remarkably beneficial in pre-hospital settings, particularly in geographically remote areas with technological constraints and no medical specialties. Urological pathology has a high frequency of occurrence in the emergency department and is part of the wide range of occurrences that can benefit from this ultrasound screening as a clinical guide for patients. Case...

Point-of-care ultrasound for the early detection of intrahepatic biliary tract ...

Background/Objectives: Ultrasonography is a diagnostic modality characterized by high sensitivity in detecting hepato-biliary pathology, particularly intrahepatic biliary duct dilation. This study compares the sonographic findings obtained by a radiographer/sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) using Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Portugal with the sonographic findings from the same patients ...

Pre-hospital screening ultrasound in Portugal: a practical approach

Introduction: The present clinical case aims to highlight the importance that triage ultrasound can play in a Basic Emergency Service (SUB) far from the reference hospital (HR), using a simple protocol such as Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST). Objective: This article focuses on demonstrating the vital role of screening ultrasound in the early detection of life-threatening...

Screening Ultrasound in Prehospital Context - A Case Report

The present clinical case endeavors to underscore the pivotal role of screening ultrasound in providing guidance to patients within a pre-hospital setting characterized by a lack of specialized medical services, limited technological resources, and substantial geographic separation between healthcare facilities and the central hospital. A patient presented at a basic emergency service with abdominal manifestati...

Early detection of metastatic disease through screening ultrasound

Screening ultrasound is crucial in emergency care, providing precise guidance for patients in various situations. Its versatility, real-time imaging, and lack of radiation make it invaluable, especially in settings lacking diagnostic resources and specialized expertise. The widespread use of screening ultrasound among health professionals, regardless of their level of sonographic expertise, emphasizes the need ...

Screening Ultrasound in Basic Emergency Services (BES) in Portugal - Entering t...

Ecografia de triagem em contexto pré-hospitalar - Relato de caso

Introdução: O presente caso clínico tem como objetivo evidenciar o papel crucial que a ecografia de triagem pode ter na orientação de doentes em contexto pré-hospitalar, onde não existem especialidades médicas, os recursos tecnológicos são escassos e a distância geográfica entre instituições de saúde e hospital central é considerável. Apresentação do caso clínico: Uma paciente com história de dor abdominal reco...