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Transthoracic Echocardiography in Mice
Published on: May 28, 2010
Cardiac echocardiography
Phillips Perera1, Viveta Lobo, Sarah R Williams
1Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Alway Building M121, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Abstract:
Focused cardiac echocardiography has become a critical diagnostic tool for the emergency physician and critical care physician caring for patients in shock and following trauma to the chest, and those presenting with chest pain and shortness of breath,. Cardiac echocardiography allows for immediate diagnosis of pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade, evaluation of cardiac contractility and volume status, and detection of right ventricular strain possibly seen with a significant pulmonary embolus. This article addresses how to perform cardiac echocardiography using the standard windows, how to interpret a focused goal-directed examination, and how to apply this information clinically at the bedside.
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