Look inside as well as out: an unexpected cause of shortness of breath: right ventricular mass on point of care ultrasound

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, QEII, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Tara Dahn & Ryan Henneberry

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB, Canada

    Paul Atkinson

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Dahn, T., Henneberry, R. & Atkinson, P. Look inside as well as out: an unexpected cause of shortness of breath: right ventricular mass on point of care ultrasound. Can J Emerg Med 23, 252–253 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-020-00071-x

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Keywords

  • Ultrasound
  • Emergency medicine