Understand how POCUS highly accurate for hip effusion diagnosis in children, when performed by trained emergency physicians.

Ultrasonography examination frequently reveals hip effusion.” In children who present ... and minimize pain and distress.” Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is gradually becoming a fixture ...

Point-of-care [ultrasound] will help us meet that goal ... or refusal to bear weight by evaluating for the presence of a hip effusion, and thus narrowing the differential diagnosis.

Evaluate for joint effusion and assess for safety of bedside arthrocentesis or joint injection. Use ultrasound guidance to assist with ... The POCUS Scholar position, established in 2023-2024, offers ...