Musculoskeletal - Soleus Hematoma
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This is a patient who presented to the emergency department with left calf pain, swelling, previous history of DVT and currently on Xarelto. A patient with such a presentation would cause concern for ruling out a new DVT however a subsequent DVT scan proved to be negative. The key approach for this patient was to evaluated the area of maximal tenderness with ultrasound, which in this case, revealed a hematoma within their soleus muscle! Image courtesy of Robert Jones DO, FACEP @RJonesSonoEM Director, Emergency Ultrasound; MetroHealth Medical Center; Professor, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, OH View his original post here