• Am J Emerg Med · May 1996

    Case Reports

    Emergency medicine physicians saving time with ultrasound.

    • B Durham.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King Trauma and Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 1996 May 1; 14 (3): 309-13.

    AbstractIn an attempt to provide comprehensive and timely patient care, emergency physicians have begun to use ultrasonography to perform and interpret goal-oriented examinations. Reducing time to diagnosis can potentially have a major impact on the treatment of patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy, leaking aortic aneurysm, and cardiac tamponade, who require time-sensitive surgical intervention. A review of three cases reveals how ultrasonography performed by emergency physicians can rapidly provide valuable diagnostic information and expedite patient care in three different clinical scenarios.

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