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. 2019 Jan 23;3(1):67-68.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.41041. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Extending into the Right Atrium Using Point-of-care Ultrasound

Justin Yanuck  1 , Ghadi Ghanem  1 , Shadi Lahham  1
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Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Extending into the Right Atrium Using Point-of-care Ultrasound

Justin Yanuck et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Point-of-care ultrasound phased array probe in the subxiphoid orientation revealed a thrombus situated in the inferior vena cava (IVC).
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