Clinical Integrated Ultrasound of the Thorax Including Causes of Shock in Nontraumatic Critically Ill Patients. A Practical Approach

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-359

  Copetti, Roberto ^a   Copetti, Paolo ^a   Reissig, Angelika ^b  

^a Latisana General Hospital   (Italy)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute dyspnea; Cardiac arrest; Echocardiography; Emergency ultrasound; Lung ultrasound; Unexplained shock

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DYSPNEA; CARDIAC ARREST; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS; HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; INFERIOR VENA CAVA; LEG VEINS; LUNG ULTRASOUND; PROBLEM-BASED; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; UNEXPLAINED SHOCK;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; INTEGRATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ULTRASONICS;

INOTROPIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHOCK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CRITICAL CARE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; SHOCK; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856577270     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.11.015     Document Type: Review

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