Publications by authors named "Brooks T Laselle"

Article Synopsis
  • Point-of-care ultrasound (US) use by nonphysician providers, particularly military medics, has significantly increased over the past decade, with a focus on its practical applications in various medical evaluations.
  • A review of the literature identified 30 studies, with five meeting inclusion criteria, highlighting the effectiveness of US in assessing cardiac activity, pneumothorax, and fractures, alongside practical usage by Army Special Forces Medical Sergeants.
  • The findings suggest that military medics can accurately perform US even in challenging environments, indicating a need for further research on skill retention and the development of training curriculums for US use in prehospital settings.
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Study Objective: Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is widely used for evaluating patients with blunt abdominal trauma; however, it sometimes produces false-negative results. Presenting characteristics in the emergency department may help identify patients at risk for false-negative FAST result or help the physician predict injuries in patients with a negative FAST result who are unstable or deteriorate during observation. Alternatively, false-negative FAST may have no clinical significance.

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Ultrasound images of a patient presenting to the emergency department with expressive aphasia who was found to have carotid dissection. The first image is a standard two dimensional image that depicts the internal carotid with a visible flap within the lumen. The second image is a color Doppler image showing turbulent flow within the true lumen and visible flow within the false lumen.

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Acquired inhibitors to clotting factors most commonly involve factor VIII and are associated with autoimmune disease. Factor VIII inhibitors can cause severe spontaneous and iatrogenic bleeding that is difficult to manage. Factor VIII inhibitors are rarely associated with solid tumors and only three cases of adenocarcinoma of the lung have been reported.

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