Echocardiography Tips in the Emergency Room.

ABSTRACT

The emergency room is a principal entrance for the initial management of patients with acute heart failure. Echocardiography may be performed by cardiologists and noncardiologists in the emergency room. Echocardiographic studies require effective technical skills and precise diagnostic knowledge. This article contributes to physicians in the emergency room, general practitioners in training, and medical staff who engage in emergency medicine. This article emphasized the role of echocardiography in light of pathophysiology of acute heart failure in the emergency room and refining the clinical workflow by integrating conventional and innovative knowledge for the initial management of acute heart failure.