Keep in mind: Pleural effusions and consolidations can often be directly or indirectly associated with malignancies—whether lung cancer itself or metastasis from other types of cancer.
Sophie Wieser, MD
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Ultrasound Loop
How can you make sure that the cannula tip is placed correctly when doing injections into the glenohumeral joint?
Thyroid
When evaluating thyroid nodules, certain "red flag" features, as categorized by the TIRADS classification, can indicate a heightened risk of malignancy. In this blogpost, we are highlighting prominent indicators tha...
Echo
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are two key echocardiographic techniques for visualising the heart. TTE is typically the first-line choice, but when might we need to g...
Abdomen
Do you know which of the statements about the definition of stage 1 pancreatic cancer are correct?
Ultrasound Loop
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a term that has become familiar to both healthcare professionals and patients. As the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, it has sparked significant debat...
Emergency
Read this interesting case of a term infant who contracted a Covid-19 infection shortly after birth.
Emergency
The accessibility of prehospital and emergency healthcare, as well as the involvement of different healthcare professionals as prehospital care providers, varies significantly across countries and regions worldwide....
Echo
Here, we have a speckle tracking echo study for you! This echo is from a 24-year-old healthy professional male football player.