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Case 1376Echo POCUS: parasternal long axis

POCUSCardiacIntermediateCine loop~3 minNC

Clinical history

PLAX view in a patient who presented to the ED after missing several scheduled dialysis sessions reveals a small pericardial effusion with a pericardial friction rub on exam. Director, Emergency Ultrasound; MetroHealth Medical Center; Professor, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, OH

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