Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports – January 1, 2019

January 1, 2019

• Pediatric Cardiothoracic Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part I

  Ultrasound has emerged as a critical tool for use at the bedside to guide not only diagnosis but treatment strategies as well. The first part of this article focuses on the uses and limitations of cardiac ultrasound in the acute setting. Part II will include discussion of cardiac arrest, congenital abnormalities, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pneumonia.

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