Emergency department ultrasound (EDU): clinical adjunct or plaything?
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Emergency department ultrasound (EDU): clinical adjunct or plaything?
BACKGROUND Emergency department ultrasound (EDU) is a physician performed ultrasound service aimed at improving patient flow and diagnosis in the emergency department. METHODS This paper describes the initial phase of the introduction of EDU with three illustrative case reports and a discussion on the pitfalls and benefits of EDU. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION In three cases discussed here, the us...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.014241