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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan;7(1):67-71.
doi: 10.29252/beat-0701010.

Protocols for Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) in a Patient with Sepsis; An Algorithmic Approach

Joaquín Valle Alonso  1 , John Turpie  1 , Islam Farhad  1 , Gabrielle Ruffino  1
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Case Reports

Protocols for Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) in a Patient with Sepsis; An Algorithmic Approach

Joaquín Valle Alonso et al. Bull Emerg Trauma. 2019 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency department; Hydronephrosis; Point-of-case-ultrasound (POCUS); Sepsis; Ultrasound.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) of the right kidney demonstrating hydronephrosis (white arrows) (A); and the dilatation of the collecting system of the kidney (white arrows) (B)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Coronal reconstruction computerized tomography (CT) scan confirming the right kidney hydronephrosis (white arrows) (A); axial CT-scan demonstrating an obstructive stone (red arrows) (B)
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Suggested approach using point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department to patients presenting with sepsis
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