title: Ultrasound guidance of thrombolytic therapy in pulseless electrical activity: a case report.
abstract: A young man presented to the emergency room in extremis and deteriorated into a state of pulseless electrical activity. Bedside echocardiography by emergency medicine physicians was crucial to the clinical decision to implement thrombolytic therapy for suspected massive pulmonary embolus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Harswick