Papilledema: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis in the Emergency Department

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" Papilledema: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis in the Emergency Department "
Sinnott, Joseph R.; Mohebbi, Mohammad R.; Koboldt, Tomothy

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	927949
Doc. No	:	LA4cg7r0g2
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Sinnott, Joseph R.; Mohebbi, Mohammad R.; Koboldt, Tomothy
Title & Author	:	Papilledema: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis in the Emergency Department [Article]\ Sinnott, Joseph R.; Mohebbi, Mohammad R.; Koboldt, Tomothy
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/2
Date	:	2018
Abstract	:	Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has the potential to diagnose papilledema, a sign of increased intracranial pressure, through optic disc elevation as well as optic nerve sheath diameter measurements. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome resulting in increased intracranial pressure. We present a case of IIH where the emergency physician diagnosed papilledema by POCUS via presence of both optic disc elevation and a widened optic nerve sheath diameter.