The Importance of point-of-care ultrasonography in the emergency management of dyspnea
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point-of-care ultrasonography, emergency room, pulmonary thromboembolism.Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is an important tool in the initial assessment of critical patients. In this report, we describe the case of an 83-year-old woman admitted to the emergency room due to a sudden unclear change of consciousness. She was confused, hypoxemic, tachycardic, and had signs of poor perfusion. The POCUS showed dilatation of the right ventricle, raising a solid suspicion of pulmonary thromboembolism.
This case supports the importance of including POCUS in the assessment of critically ill patients, as it reduces the time for diagnosis and treatment, improving the patient's prognosis.
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