All 4 chambers of the heart can be seen. This subcostal image demonstrates a dark layer in the pericardium representing a pericardial effusion. Emergency transvenous cardiac pacing placement using ultrasound guidance. Echocardiographic recognition of partial papillary muscle rupture. The emerging role of echocardiography in the emergency department.
Echocardiography improves emergency room diagnosis.
Learning Center Highlights. Emergency department echocardiography improves outcome in penetrating cardiac injury. Principles of emergency ultrasound and echocardiography. Emergency department two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of nontraumatic cardiac rupture. Transesophageal echocardiography in the intensive care patient.