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Ultrasound<br />
Quick guide – RUSH restructured<br />
Focused ultrasound evaluation of undifferentiated<br />
non-traumatic hypotension<br />
Michael B. Stone, MD<br />
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center<br />
Portland, OR<br />
The more you see, the more you can do<br />
Focused ultrasound can play a valuable role in the assessment of<br />
hemodynamically unstable patients. Multiple authors have previously described<br />
its application in this context, most notably with the Rapid Ultrasound for Shock<br />
and Hypotension (RUSH) exam,1,2 the Abdominal and Cardiac Evaluation with<br />
Sonography in Shock (ACES) exam,3 and the Undifferentiated Hypotension<br />
Protocol (UHP).4 While there are considerable differences among these<br />
descriptions, all describe the application of focused ultrasound in patients<br />
with three key features: unstable, undifferentiated and non-traumatic.<br />
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