Background The differential diagnosis for chest pain in the emergency department is broad
and includes both benign and life-threatening conditions–with pericardial cyst as a rare …

Acute poisonings represent a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The
prognostic utility of the transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) parameters combined with …

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr.
Kaplan, and the editorial board for the opportunity to launch this series, namely the research …

Each space mission is a defined part of an astronaut's lifetime. The practice of space
medicine, however, involves timeframes and matters much broader than the actual flights …

Objectives: Summarize the indications for the cardiac ultrasound. Review the technique
involved in cardiac ultrasound. Describe the equipment used for the cardiac ultrasound …

Background: Information on cardiac contractility is very important in resuscitation of critically
ill patients. However, the measurement of ejection fractions by echocardiography is very …

Focused cardiac ultrasound (FCU) or focused echocardiography are terms used to describe
a limited ultrasound examination of the cardiovascular system. Most commonly, FCU is …

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic tool and has become an integral
part of the care provided in the Emergency Department. It has evolved over the past two …

The point of care ultrasound (POCUS) presents itself as the fifth pillar of the physical
examination, pairing with inspec-tion, percussion, palpation and auscultation. After the initial …

Background: Assessment of emergency patients can be fraught with difficulty. The adoption
of certain, straightforward ultrasound techniques can add vital information to assist …