RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57702971
T1 Chapter 29. Cardiac Ultrasound
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57702971
RD 2024/04/16
AB Pericardial  tamponade  is  arguably  the  most  dramatic  ultrasound  (US)  finding  for  the  Emergency  Physician  (EP).  The  diagnosis  is  difficult  to  make  without  cardiac  US,  and  acute  intervention  can  be  lifesaving.  Cardiac  US  has  proven  to  be  an  invaluable  tool  for  identifying  critical  pathology  and  directing  decision  making  in  the  Emergency  Department  (ED).1  A  quick  bedside  US  can  assess  a  patient's  cardiac  activity,  global  cardiac  function,  presence  or  absence  of  effusion,  and  volume  status.  Cardiac  US  is  an  essential  part  of  the  evaluation  of  the  trauma  patient,2  the  cardiac  arrest  patient,3,4  and  the  patient  with  undifferentiated  hypotension.5,6