Integrating point-of-care ultrasound in the ED evaluation of patients presenting with chest pain and shortness of breath

The differential diagnoses of patients presenting with chest pain (CP) and shortness of breath (SOB) are broad and non-specific. We aimed to 1) determine how use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) impacted emergency physicians' differential diagnosis, and 2) evaluate the accuracy of POCUS when compared to chest radiograph (CXR) and composite final diagnosis.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 29, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rasha E. Buhumaid, Julie St. -Cyr Bourque, Hamid Shokoohi, Irene W.Y. Ma, Mckenna Longacre, Andrew S. Liteplo Source Type: research