TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cardiac Ultrasound
A1  - Khishfe, Basem F.
A2  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
AB  - Cardiac  ultrasound  (US)  or  basic  echocardiography  has  been  proven  to  be  an  invaluable  tool  for  identifying  critical  pathology  and  directing  decision  making  in  the  Emergency  Department  (ED).1  Cardiac  US  is  a  key  element  in  the  evaluation  of  the  trauma  patient,  the  cardiac  arrest  patient,  and  the  patient  with  undifferentiated  hypotension.2-6  Even  though  cardiac  ultrasonography  can  be  challenging,  an  Emergency  Physician  (EP)  can  become  competent  in  basic  cardiac  ultrasonography  with  practice.  The  EP  must  have  a  keen  grasp  of  the  spatial  anatomy  of  the  heart  to  properly  perform  and  interpret  the  US  examination.  Cardiac  US  can  help  EPs  to  risk-stratify  patients  and  guide  resuscitative  efforts.  Pericardial  tamponade  is  a  difficult  diagnosis  to  make  without  cardiac  US.  A  quick  bedside  US  can  assess  a  patient’s  cardiac  activity,  global  cardiac  function,  presence  or  absence  of  an  effusion,  and  volume  status.  This  chapter  will  cover  basic  cardiac  anatomy,  the  indications  for  emergency  echocardiography,  techniques,  and  image  interpretation.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159796034
ER  -