Detection of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series.
| Autor: | Caja KR; Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA., Griffith KM; Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA., Roth KR; Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA., Worrilow CC; Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA., Greenberg MR; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine/Lehigh Valley Health Network Campus, Allentown, USA., Doherty TB; Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Jul 03; Vol. 13 (7), pp. e16142. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 03 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.16142 |
| Abstrakt: | Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare, but serious, diagnosis that can lead to blindness, most often due to thromboembolic disease. In the emergency department (ED), CRAO can present as acute, painless loss of vision. Physicians need quick ways to rule in this diagnosis due to the time-sensitive nature of the event. We describe two patients in this cases series who present to the same ED with unilateral painless vision loss and histories that include notable risk factors such as thromboembolic and atherosclerotic disease. Upon arrival, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) done at the bedside allowed for quick determination of CRAO. The importance of this case series is to emphasize the efficacy of POCUS in evaluating patients with painless vision loss in the ED setting. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Caja et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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