Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea

No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 62 year old man with metastatic melanoma presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea, hypoxemia, and tachycardia. A bedside ultrasonography was performed (Figure 1). Which of the following diagnosis is most compatible with the ultra...

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Main Author: Thompson MJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-02-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2014/2/4/ultrasound-for-critical-care-physicians-dyspnea.html
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spelling doaj-f17dbc9b05ad4695acac746d052ae0432020-11-25T01:07:21ZengArizona Thoracic SocietySouthwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care2160-67732014-02-0182969810.13175/swjpcc009-14Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspneaThompson MJNo abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 62 year old man with metastatic melanoma presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea, hypoxemia, and tachycardia. A bedside ultrasonography was performed (Figure 1). Which of the following diagnosis is most compatible with the ultrasound findings? 1. Cardiac thrombus; 2. Cardiogenic shock; 3. Mitral stenosis; 4. Pericardial effusion; 5. Pulmonary embolism. http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2014/2/4/ultrasound-for-critical-care-physicians-dyspnea.htmlpulmonary embolismright ventricular dysfunctiontricuspid annular plane systolic excursionTAPSEincreased right heart pressureelevated right ventricular pressureechocardiographyultrasoundM mode
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Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
pulmonary embolism
right ventricular dysfunction
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
TAPSE
increased right heart pressure
elevated right ventricular pressure
echocardiography
ultrasound
M mode
author_facet Thompson MJ
author_sort Thompson MJ
title Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
title_short Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
title_full Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
title_fullStr Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
title_sort ultrasound for critical care physicians: dyspnea
publisher Arizona Thoracic Society
series Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
issn 2160-6773
publishDate 2014-02-01
description No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 62 year old man with metastatic melanoma presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea, hypoxemia, and tachycardia. A bedside ultrasonography was performed (Figure 1). Which of the following diagnosis is most compatible with the ultrasound findings? 1. Cardiac thrombus; 2. Cardiogenic shock; 3. Mitral stenosis; 4. Pericardial effusion; 5. Pulmonary embolism.
topic pulmonary embolism
right ventricular dysfunction
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
TAPSE
increased right heart pressure
elevated right ventricular pressure
echocardiography
ultrasound
M mode
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