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CASE OF THE WEEK

What's causing this patient's abdominal pain?

Image taken by Candace Robinson, MD

Fourth year EM resident

Answer

Emergency Ultrasonography

Congratulations to Vanessa Piazza, MD, our ultrasound fellow for 2008-2009!

Under the direction of Lisa Mills, MD, an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship-trained physician, the department of ultrasound has become a well established part of the department of emergency medicine at LSU and has recently added a fellowship opportunity. Although the fellowship is a new addition to emergency medicine at LSU, there is great enthusiasm and support for its growth. The program is one year in duration and is highlighted below. The curriculum includes:

6-8 clinical shifts in the emergency department at LSU per month
3 ultrasound shifts per week free from clinical duties (50% of these to be accompanied by the ultrasound director)
Per ACEP recommendations, a minimum of 800 documented studies
Review of all studies once a month with the ultrasound director
1 Month of echocardiography with the Cardiology department
1 Month of OB/Gyn ultrasound with the OB/Gyn department
1-2 Months of ultrasound training with the Radiology department
Bedside teaching of residents and medical students
Assisting the ultrasound director with the resident elective
A minimum of three resident lectures over the course of the year
Research project with presentation of abstract
Attendance at a major ultrasound conference
Assisting the director in administration

Future additions to the fellowship are in development and include:

Pediatric ultrasound
Sports medicine applications

The Division of EM US has four machines - a Zonare Z.one with digital video recording capability, two Sonosite Micromaxx's with digital image recording, and an iLook for small procedures.

We also offer a senior medical student elective in EM ultrasound.

If you would like more information about our US program or student rotation, please email me:

Christine Butts, MD

cbutts@lsuhsc.edu