Use of POCUS in Chest Pain and Dyspnea in Emergency Department: What Role Could It Have?
Diagnostics (Basel)
; 12(7)2022 Jul 03.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1928516
ABSTRACT
Chest pain and dyspnea are common symptoms in patients presenting to the emergency room (ER); oftentimes it is not possible to clearly identify the underlying cause, which may cause the patient to have to return to the ER. In other cases, while it is possible to identify the underlying cause, it is necessary to perform a large number of tests before being able to make a diagnosis. Over the last twenty years, emergency medicine physicians have had the possibility of using ultrasound to help them make and rule out diagnoses. Specific ultrasound tests have been designed to evaluate patients presenting with specific symptoms to ensure a fast, yet complete, evaluation. In this paper, we examine the role of ultrasound in helping physicians understand the etiology behind chest pain and dyspnea. We analyze the different diseases and disorders which may cause chest pain and dyspnea as symptoms and discuss the corresponding ultrasound findings.
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Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
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English
Year:
2022
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Article
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Diagnostics12071620
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