Impact of ultrasound on management for dyspnea presentations in a Rwandan emergency department

Abstract Background The complexity of diagnosis for critically ill dyspnea presentations in the emergency department remains a challenge. Accurate and rapid recognition of associated life-threatening conditions is paramount for timely treatment. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been shown to imp...

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Main Authors: Olivier Felix Umuhire, Michael B. Henry, Adam Carl Levine, Giles N. Cattermole, Patricia Henwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-019-0133-8