Real-time tele-echocardiography: Diagnosis and management of a pericardial effusion secondary to pericarditis at an antarctic research station

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 521-524

  Otto, Christian A ^a,b   Shemenski, Ronald ^c   Drudi, Laura ^d  

^a United States Antarctic Program   (Antarctica)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Raytheon Polar Services Company   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiology cardiovascular disease; extreme environments; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; CASE REPORTS; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; MEDICAL CLINICS; MEDICAL EVACUATIONS; MEDICAL FACILITY; MEDICAL MANAGEMENT; REMOTE ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH STATIONS; RURAL COMMUNITY; TELE-ULTRASOUND; TELEHEALTH; TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCHES;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE; ULTRASONICS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TEXAS;

EID: 84867017661     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0266     Document Type: Article

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