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The Value of Echocardiography in the RUSH Protocol

Emergency Medicine. 2009 November;41(11):31-32
November 1, 2009|Emergency Medicine
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP;Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS;Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC
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Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP, Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS, and Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

The RUSH protocol is used to evaluate a renal failure patient showing signs of decompensation, with the parasternal long-axis view of the "pump" providing crucial diagnostic information.

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