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Expanding our FoCUS: the utility of advanced echocardiography in the emergency department

Author(s) -

Henry Jonathan,

Haji Darsim

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2205-0140

pISSN - 1836-6864

DOI - 10.1002/ajum.12130

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , medical emergency , focus (optics) , medical physics , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , nursing , optics , physics

Point‐of‐care ultrasound ( POCUS ) use is widespread amongst emergency physicians ( EP s). Many sonographic modalities have proven useful in the emergency department ( ED ), including basic echocardiography. Progressing to more advanced echocardiography allows for improved accuracy when making time‐critical diagnoses and management decisions, particularly among the sickest patients. Acquisition of this skill set by EP s is feasible and enhances patient care.

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