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Emergency Cardiac Ultrasound

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Patients often present to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and syncope. It is vital that the Pediatric Emergency Physician be able to recognize cardiac emergencies. Bedside ultrasound is an essential skill in the evaluation of these patients. In this chapter, readers will learn the basics of evaluating patients at the bedside. Through the use of case studies, readers will learn basic anatomy and scanning technique, as well as more complex concepts such as Doppler. They will learn how to integrate these findings with their overall clinical assessment to formulate a treatment plan.

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  1. Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Christine Butts & Scott Mackey

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  1. Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    Muhammad Waseem

  2. Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Service Line Quality Director,Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Service Line, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York, NY, USA

    Isabel A. Barata

  3. Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer H. Chao

  4. Emergency Medicine,Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Assistant Professor, Department of EM and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA

    David Foster

  5. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Noah Kondamudi

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Butts, C., Mackey, S. (2020). Emergency Cardiac Ultrasound. In: Waseem, M., Barata, I., Chao, J., Foster, D., Kondamudi, N. (eds) Prepare for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Examination. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28372-8_23

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