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It’s Not All about Echocardiography. Open the Lung Window for the Cardiac Emergencies

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In the acute cardiac care setting, undifferentiated clinical presentations such as dyspnea, chest pain, shock, and cardiac arrest are common diagnostic challenges for the clinician. Lung ultrasonography is a well-established… Click to show full abstract

In the acute cardiac care setting, undifferentiated clinical presentations such as dyspnea, chest pain, shock, and cardiac arrest are common diagnostic challenges for the clinician. Lung ultrasonography is a well-established diagnostic tool which can be integrated in simplified decision making algorithms during the initial approach of the patient, in order to differentiate accurately cardiac from non-cardiac causes and improve the management of time-sensitive cardiovascular emergencies.

Keywords: cardiac emergencies; lung window; window cardiac; echocardiography open; open lung; lung

Journal Title: Medicina
Year Published: 2021

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