Case Report: A cardiac mass diagnosed using Point-of-care ultrasound in a dyspneic patient. An integrated ultrasound examination of lung-heart-Inferior Vena Cava

• Auteurs principaux: Maria Viviana Carlino (Auteur), Costantino Mancusi (Auteur), Alfonso Sforza (Auteur), Giorgio Bosso (Auteur), Valentina Di Fronzo (Auteur), Gaetana Ferro (Auteur), Giovanni de Simone (Auteur), Fiorella Paladino (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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A 74-year-old woman with history of hypertension presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with severe resting dyspnea and swelling in the feet, ankles and legs. She was on treatment with furosemide and a beta blocker. At the time of admission blood pressure was 145/88 mmHg, heart rate (HR) 99 bpm,...