title: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Shock.
abstract: The evaluation of critically ill children in the emergency department is oftentimes challenging. Point-of-care ultrasound is an essential tool in the rapid identification of reversible pathology and provides unique insight into the appropriate treatment approach. In this article, we discuss a straightforward sonographic approach to pediatric patients who present in shock.
authors.affiliation: *Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Park), Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Informatics Medical Director, Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, †Assistant Professor of Medicine (Presley), Division of Emergency Medicine; Fellowship Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound, and ‡Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics (Hayden), Division of Emergency Medicine; Director of Emergency Ultrasound; Fellowship Director, Emergency Ultrasound, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; and §Program Director of Emergency Medicine Residency (Cook), Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC.
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bradley C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Presley
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Geoffrey E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012769:Shock / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography