Diagnosing obstructive shock: Echocardiography is the third eye of a vigilant intensivist.
Training in echocardiography is essential for an intensivist. We present a rapidly fatal case of obstructive shock where a vigilant intensivist could diagnose left atrial mass obstructing the mitral inflow as the etiology of shock.
Department of Critical Care, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Aditya
A
Lyall
Department of Critical Care, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Supradip
S
Ghosh
Department of Critical Care, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Kirtee
K
Mishra
Atrial mass; echocardiography; obstructive shock
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