Emergency Department ultrasound for pericardial tamponade.
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Report By: Dr Matt Hooper - Retrieval Fellow - PICU
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Search checked by Dr Andrew Parfitt - SpR - Emergency Medicine
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Institution: St Mary's Hospital London
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Date Submitted: 2nd January 2002
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Last Modified: 27th January 2004
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Status:
Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [adult patients with suspected pericardial tamponade] is [bedside ultrasound examination in the Emergency Department better than clinical assessment] at [confirming the diagnosis]?
