Ultrasound guidance of thrombolytic therapy in pulseless electrical activity: a case report.
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.
Lambert
Michael J
MJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois.
Harswick
Chad A
CA