Case stories that stick

No matter which colleague you talk to, in which country you live or in which medical environment you work in we currently all have the same problem:

The world of ultrasound does not stop turning and we will still need to perform US exams in our patients.

While many of us are still standing on the shore (hopefully in a save haven) waiting for the tsunami to arrive, others are already in the midst of the “warzone”.

How does hypertension influence cardiomyopathy?

In this clip, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD shares a few tips and how to reliably get from a parasternal long-axis view to a parasternal short-axis view.

In this short introductory clip, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD briefly shows different types of transducers and gives a few tips on handling this important piece of equipment.

MSK Ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for tendon abnormalities and it is easier than you might think.

She told me that early this morning she awoke with pain in her lower abdomen that was still here. Otherwise everything was fine, but she would feel more secure if I could perform an ultrasound to confirm everything is okay.

Watch the “question-” and “answer video“ taken from our Echo Skills Lab – Knowledge Trainer.

The most common reason for choosing medicine as a profession is by far the ability to help patients.  We all know the rewarding feeling we get when patients are in a critical state but things do turn out well in the end. With ultrasound, we are often the witness of such events. Take a look at more Christmas Miracles that I collected over the years.