[Shock: diagnostic evaluation in the emergency department].
The identification of shock may be sometimes easy or on the other hand difficult due to the lack of accuracy of ancillary tests. The use of ultrasound has modified the initial emergency assessment of patients presenting with shock, in that it can now be used to differentiate between different types of shock (cardiogenic versus hypovolemic). The use, performance, and clinical benefits of ultrasound protocols applied by emergency physicians, still remain to be validated before to be implemented.
Ramlawi
Majd
M
Service des urgences, Département de médecine, communautaire et de premier recours, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. ramlawi-majd@diogenes.hcuge.ch
Larribau
Robert
R
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis*