Bedside Ultrasound as an Adjunct in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients

Ultrasound in Emergency Care

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 59-75

  Dean, Anthony J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Myocardial dysfunction; Pericardial effusion; Sonographic diagnoses; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONICS;

BLUNT TRAUMA; CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS; MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS; SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 79955939768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755822.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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