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Case Reports
. 1988 Feb;17(2):150-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80301-9.

Echocardiography performed by emergency physicians: impact on diagnosis and therapy

R Mayron  1 , F E Gaudio, D Plummer, R Asinger, J Elsperger
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Echocardiography performed by emergency physicians: impact on diagnosis and therapy

R Mayron et al. Ann Emerg Med. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

Echocardiography is the "gold standard" for diagnosing many cardiac and pericardial abnormalities. It is noninvasive and accurate, but in most emergency departments is only as available as the technician or the cardiologist. We describe our experience in training emergency physicians to perform cardiac ultrasound, and clinical situations in which we have found echocardiography to be useful.

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  • Cardiac ultrasound in the ED.
    Feldman J. Feldman J. Ann Emerg Med. 1989 Feb;18(2):230-1. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80140-4. Ann Emerg Med. 1989. PMID: 2916796 No abstract available.

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