George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Behavior

Behavioral and Locomotor Measurements Using an Open Field Activity Monitoring System for Skeletal Muscle Diseases

Kathleen S. Tatem¹, James L. Quinn¹, Aditi Phadke¹, Qing Yu¹, Heather Gordish-Dressman^1,2, Kanneboyina Nagaraju^1,2

¹Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Medical Center, ²Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Open field activity levels are used to assess locomotive and behavioral activity levels. This protocol provides a well-designed, standardized protocol to use in preclinical trials for neuromuscular disorders.

Medicine

Image Acquisition using Portable Sonography for Emergency Airway Management

Eric R. Heinz¹, Erica V. Chemtob¹, Eduard Shaykhinurov¹, Ryan J. Keneally¹, Anita Vincent¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being utilized in airway management. Presented here are some clinical utilities of POCUS, including differentiating endotracheal and esophageal intubation, identification of the cricothyroid membrane in the event a surgical airway is required, and measuring anterior neck soft tissue to predict difficult airway management.