Point of care ultrasound as initial diagnostic tool in acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care center: diagnostic accuracy study

Point of care ultrasound as initial diagnostic tool in acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care center: diagnostic accuracy study

Abstract Background Dyspnea is one of the common symptoms patients present to the emergency department (ED). The broad spectrum of differentials often requires laboratory and radiological testing in addition to clinical evaluation, causing unnecessary delay. Point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) has show...

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Main Authors: Himanshi Baid, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli, Subodh Kumar, Poonam Arora, Rohit Walia, Udit Chauhan, Krishna Shukla, Aakash Verma, Hannah Chawang, Disha Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Dyspnea
Emergency department
PoCUS
Point of care ultrasound
Bedside ultrasound
Diagnostic accuracy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-022-00430-8

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