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BEE FIRST: A standardized point-of-care ultrasound approach to a patient with dyspnea.
Radiol Case Rep
  • Meghana Ganapathiraju, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Claire L Paulson, DO, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Marna R Greenberg, DO, MPH, FACEP, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Kevin R Roth, DO, FACOEP, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2022
Abstract

Dyspnea is a common complaint in patients who present to the emergency department and can be due to numerous etiologies. This case report details a 90-year-old female with a history significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and new diagnosis of ovarian malignancy whose symptoms increased over the past three days. Point-of-care Ultrasonography showed multiple B-lines, a plethoric IVC without respiratory variation, a markedly low EF and a lack of RV dilation. There was also no evidence of effusion which led the emergency medicine team to the diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure. This quick diagnosis was possible due to using the standardized POCUS approach guided by the

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PubMedID
35169430
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Article
Citation Information

Ganapathiraju, M., Paulson, C. L., Greenberg, M. R., & Roth, K. R. (2022). BEE FIRST: A standardized point-of-care ultrasound approach to a patient with dyspnea. Radiology case reports, 17(4), 1211–1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.004