April 2012 - Hospital Procedures Consultants

Ultrasound is More Sensitive Than Chest X-ray for Detection of a Pneumothorax

April 24, 2012

More Articles – Chest Tube, Emergency Procedures, FAST Exam, Medical General, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases

More Tags – E-FAST, HPC updates, pneumothorax, POCUS

Pneumothoraces are a common problem in the ER and the ICU. The traditional screening test for a pneumothorax in the hospital is the chest radiograph; however, chest radiographs are not very sensitive in the setting of trauma and in ventilated…

Hospital Procedure Consultants

April 21, 2012

More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Glidescope Intubation, Lumbar Puncture, Medical General, Paracentesis, Travel

Hospital Procedures Consultants recently completed another CME Course in Chicago this past weekend. The course was held at the stunning Crowne Plaza Avenue Hotel located in the middle of downtown Chicago. It was exhilarating to be able to teach a stellar…

Hospital Procedure Consultants

April 7, 2012

More Articles – Central line, Emergency Procedures, Events, Travel

Hospital Procedures Consultants made a successful showing at The Society of Hospital Medicine 2012 conference in San Diego between April 2-4. Our booth offered clinicians free training in ultrasound-guided central line placement which was a smashing success. There was tremendous interest…

Ultrasound is More Sensitive Than Chest X-ray for Detection of a Pneumothorax

HPC Travel Blog Chicago

HPC at Society of Hospital Medicine 2012 Conference

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