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This study tested whether using an ultrasound machine helps nurses draw arterial blood from the wrist more easily than using just their fingers to feel for the artery. It involved 74 patients whose wrist arteries were very hard to find or where two previous attempts to draw blood…

This study tested whether using an ultrasound machine helps medical staff draw blood from the wrist artery more successfully on the first try. It involved 74 patients who needed this type of blood test for medical reasons. Researchers compared the standard method to using ultraso…

This study aimed to understand how the median nerve in the wrist changes shape during different hand positions in people with very flexible joints. Researchers used ultrasound imaging to compare 18 female patients with joint hypermobility to 18 healthy volunteers. The goal was to…

This study compared two common methods for placing a pain-blocking catheter in the lower back of obese patients before leg surgery. Researchers tested whether using an ultrasound machine to guide the needle was better than using the doctor's touch to feel for the right spot. They…

This study aimed to find out if a short set of heavy squats is better than jogging for helping football players jump higher immediately before a game. Researchers tested 44 healthy, young male football players, measuring their jump height and using safe tools to see what happens …

This study aimed to see if a simple, bedside ultrasound scan of the diaphragm—the main breathing muscle—could help doctors predict which patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are ready to breathe on their own after being on a ventilator. Researchers scanned 60 patients who we…