Critical Care | Hennepin Ultrasound

Kissing Papillaries! A Valentine’s Day Special

by Patrick McCarthy | Feb 14, 2019 | Cardiac, Critical Care

Hennepin Ultrasound Images of the Week On Valentine’s Day, we share an interesting case seen in the Emergency Department. The patient arrived via EMS from a group home with reports of shortness of breath and vomiting. Initial Sp02 was 50% improving to 70% with...

Pericardial TB with tamponade

by Anst Gelin | Apr 13, 2017 | Cardiac, Critical Care, Procedure, Pulmonary

While working at a teaching hospital in Haiti, a patient in her 30s presented to the ED with altered mentation. Upon initial evaluation, the patient appeared to be very sick. The residents, who have embraced point of care ultrasound as a diagnostic tool, quickly noted...