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The Concentrated Overview of Resuscitative Efforts (CORE) Scan
- Ultrasound has become an essential tool in the evaluation and management of the crashing patient.
- The CORE scan utilizes emergency bedside ultrasonography to systematically evaluate and resuscitate the rapidly deteriorating patient.
- Essentially steps in the CORE scan include:
- Endotracheal tube assessment
- Lung assessment
- Pneumothorax?
- Pleural effusion?
- Hemothorax?
- Cardiac assessment
- Pericardial effusion?
- Massive PE?
- Estimated ejection fraction?
- Aorta assessment
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm?
- Aortic dissection?
- IVC assessment
- Abdominal assessment
- Intraperitoneal fluid?
References
Wu TS. The CORE Scan. Crit Care Clin 2014; 30:151-75.