Cardiology
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RUSH Protocol to Assess Patients With Dyspnea and Chest Pain
How can the RUSH protocol be applied to rapidly assessing ED patients with dyspnea and chest pain? Three cases illustrate.
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The Value of Echocardiography in the RUSH Protocol
The RUSH protocol is used to evaluate a renal failure patient showing signs of decompensation, with the parasternal long-axis view of the "pump"...
Clinical Review
Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain
Given the broad differential diagnosis for cardiovascular conditions as well as patients' reluctance to admit to cocaine use, managing cocaine-...
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The Subxiphoid and Apical Views
Discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol continues, and the authors describe how to achieve the subxiphoid and apical views of...
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Evaluation of the Pump
The authors continue their discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol, detailing how to obtain optimal parasternal cardiac views...
Clinical Review
Right vs Left Bundle Branch Block in Acute MI
Myocardial infarction in the setting of bundle branch block is a clinical challenge that may have a significant impact on patient management. The...
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Chest Pain, Cough, and General Weakness
Based on a case illustrating enigmatic presentation of shock, the authors describe the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock (RUSH) protocol, a method of...
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Burning Chest Pain
What diagnosis do these CT scans of a man with burning chest pain radiating to the back suggest?
Clinical Review
Cardiac Assessment in Acute Stroke
Understanding how cardiac conditions and stroke are related is essential to the evaluation of patients with acute stroke. The authors present a...
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Muscle Aches and Numbness in Hands and Feet
See what diagnostic clues you can find in the ECG tracing of this 56-year-old woman who complains of muscle aches and numbness in her hands and...