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The Value of Echocardiography in the RUSH Protocol
Emergency Medicine. 2009 November;41(11):31-32
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Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP, Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS, and Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC
The RUSH protocol is used to evaluate a renal failure patient showing signs of decompensation, with the parasternal long-axis view of the "pump" providing crucial diagnostic information.