Case Reviews:
Ultrasound Case of the Month
Elderly man with abdominal pain
An elderly man with a past medical history of cirrhosis presented with with three weeks of progressively worsening epigastric abdominal pain...
April 1, 2024Middle-aged woman with chest pain
A middle-aged woman without significant past medical history presented with left-sided chest pain and mild shortness of breath after a mechanical fall...
March 1, 2024Elderly female with nausea and vomiting
An elderly female with a past medical history significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bladder cancer...
February 1, 2024Elderly female with abdominal pain and nausea
An elderly female with past medical history of a prior appendectomy and bowel resection presented to the ED with abdominal pain for three days...
January 2, 2024Middle-aged male with ankle pain
A male in his early 40s presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of right foot pain and difficulty walking...
November 2, 2023- More UCOM Cases
Madtown Sound:
Point of Care Ultrasound Lectures
For Medical Students
Lectures from Phases 2 & 3, including:
• Ultrasound basics
• Thoracic ultrasound
• eFAST exam
• RUSH exam
• And more!
For Residents
Introductory and advanced lectures:
• Cardiac & lung
• Renal & aorta
• Soft tissue
• Musculoskeletal
• And more!
For Faculty
Quick hitters for attending physicians:
• Lung ultrasound
• Foreign bodies
• Musculoskeletal (knee)
• Right ventricular enlargement
About the Authors
We are the Division of Emergency Ultrasound at the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We offer a robust educational point of care ultrasound curriculum to our medical students and emergency medicine residents, and offer a 1-year fellowship in Advanced Emergency Ultrasound.
Madtown Sono is our division’s educational hub for all things ultrasound—from educational lectures to blog posts and resources that we have specially curated for learners.