Just the Facts: The Five F's of Focused Echocardiography in Shock. Issue 5 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atkinson, Paul; Peach, Mandy; Lewis, David
• Is Part Of: CJEM. Volume 22:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 655
• Page End: 657
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Emergency medicine, -- resuscitation, -- ultrasound; Emergency Treatment -- Periodicals; Emergency Medicine -- Periodicals; Emergency medical services -- Canada -- Periodicals; Medical emergencies -- Canada -- Periodicals; Emergency medical services; Medical emergencies; Canada; Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1017/cem.2020.440
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1481-8035

Abstract

Abstract : A 60-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 3-day history of fatigue and mild breathlessness. She has a history of lung cancer. Her vitals indicate shock with a heart rate of 140 bpm, a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 65 mmHg, a respiratory rate of 28, with an oxygen saturation of 90% on 100% a nonrebreather mask, and a normal temperature at 36°C. Her electrocardiograph (ECG) shows sinus tachycardia. She appears mottled and pale.