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Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: July-September 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

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• Abington Health Articles
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Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: April-June 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• New Collection: COVID-19 Papers, Posters, and Presentations
• Articles
• Collaborative Research and Evidence Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE) Day Presentations
• COVID-19 Working Papers
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Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: January-March 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, James Copeland, Libt, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• New Look for the Jefferson Digital Commons
• Articles
• COVID-19 Working Papers
• Educational Materials
• From the Archives
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• JeffMD Scholarly Inquiry Abstracts
• Journals and Newsletters
• Master of Public Health Capstones
• Oral Histories
• Posters and Conference Presentations
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson the Digital Commons

Utility Of Point Of Care Ultrasound For Identifying Dental Abscesses In Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Dental Pain, Matthew Cervantes, Kelly Goodsell, Md, Arthur Au, Md

Phase 1

Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) is the current gold standard for diagnosing dental abscesses in the Emergency Department (ED). There are limitations to using CT, including high cost, radiation exposure, and lengthy time to diagnosis. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is an alternative imaging modality that does not have these limitations, and is already used to diagnose other soft tissue abscesses. The efficacy of POCUS for diagnosing suspected dental abscesses has never been investigated. The purpose of this project is to compare the utility of POCUS to CT in diagnosing suspected dental abscesses in the ED.

Methods: A convenience …