Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
We present three cases of hand injury by intravenous drug users in which point-of-care ultrasound, using a specific water bath technique, was able to quickly and efficiently delineate severity of injury. This technique benefited these patients by allowing a painless assessment of their injury for so...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-05-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3cb8q23j |