title: Detection of Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Bedside Ultrasound in a Patient Presenting in PEA Arrest: A Case Report.
abstract: Optimal management of the critically ill patient in shock requires rapid identification of its etiology. We describe a successful application of an emergency physician performed bedside ultrasound in a patient presenting with shock and subsequent cardiac arrest. Pulmonary embolus was diagnosed using bedside echocardiogram and confirmed with CTA of the thorax. Further validation and real-time implementation of this low-cost modality could facilitate the decision to implement thrombolytics for unstable patients with massive pulmonary embolism who cannot undergo formal radiographic evaluation.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Room M24, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors: Hangyul
authors: H
authors: Chung-Esaki
authors: Roneesha
authors: R
authors: Knight
authors: Jeanne
authors: J
authors: Noble
authors: Ralph
authors: R
authors: Wang
authors: Zlatan
authors: Z
authors: Coralic