The value of portable ultrasound for evaluation of cardiomegaly patients presenting at the emergency department

Resuscitation

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Liu, Shih Chi ^a   Chang, Wei Tien ^a   Huang, Chien Hua ^a   Weng, Te I ^a   Matthew, Huei Ming Ma ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiomegaly; Emergency department; Hand carried echocardiography; Portable echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 14544283331     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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