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Crime Scene Echocardiography

August 30, 2010 By Chris Nickson 5 Comments

In this special episode of Crime Scene Echocardiography Vienna, the 123sonography team solve a mysterious case of dyspnea in a 39 year-old man.

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To the Night-shift ED Doctor

February 10, 2009 By Chris Nickson Leave a Comment

It’s four in the morning. It’s been a long night… I know, believe me. But before you discharge the 60 year-old man who came in gasping for air a few hours earlier, take the time to consider a few things. Listen to the history, the patient may tell you the diagnosis. Having to get out [...]

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