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Paddling Upstream With Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Cardiac Ascites

Ascites has multiple etiologies, including cirrhosis and heart failure, which can be differentiated by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). One cause of cardiac ascites that can be difficult to identify is portopulmonary hypertension (PPH), a rare disorder caused by pulmonary artery vasoconstriction du...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Patricia C, Williams, Jason P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364123
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11604