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POCUS

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case Reports Session 2

Altered Tachy Teen with a Tumor: Hand Held POCUS Revealed a Big Surprise

Sunday, April 7, 2024
2:50pm - 2:57pm  
Location: 412
Authors: Russ Horowitz, Lurie Children's Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
A critically ill patient teenager with a know brain tumor arrives with altered mental status, tachycardic, tachypneic, febrile and hypoxic in hypovolemic shock. A single hand held ultrasound probe was used to evaluate five organ systems (ocular, IVC, FAST, lungs and echo) and make an unexpected diagnosis.
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    Russ Horowitz, MD

    Dir, Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound
    Lurie Children's Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University