Which of the following has become the first-line hemodynamic assessment tool in the critical care unit?
a. Echocardiogram c. Exercise stress test
b. ECG d. 24-hour Holter monitor
A
Echocardiography is quickly becoming a first-line hemodynamic assessment tool in critical care units. Echocardiography is used to detect structural heart abnormalities such as mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation, prolapse of mitral valve leaflets, aortic stenosis and insufficiency, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, atrial septal defect, thoracic aortic dissection, cardiac tamponade, and pericardial effusion.
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