O Ecocardiograma é fundamental no PS.

Clinical Relevance of Echocardiography in Acute Severe Dyspnea
Feissel, Marc MDa; Maizel, Julien MDb,c; Robles, Georges MDa; Badie, Julio MDa; Faller, Jean Pierre MDa; Slama, Michel MD, PhDb,c
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Issue: Volume 22(10), October 2009, p 1159–1164
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Methods: Transthoracic echocardiography was performed in 88 patients in sinus rhythm admitted for respiratory distress. Two experts determined the cause of dyspnea as cardiogenic (26 patients) or noncardiogenic (62 patients).
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E/EDT, E/Ea, and E/Vp appear equally useful to distinguish acute dyspnea due to left-heart dysfunction from that of pulmonary origin. However, E/EDT and E/Ea can be considered the best indices with regard to feasibility.
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Estudo mostra o valor do ecocardiograma no PS para diferenciar a dispnéia.
Muito melhor que BNP, RX e outros, na opinião de muitos médicos.
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Um ecocardiograma básico, sem estrelismos, feito na hora que o paciente chega, diminui custos e melhora o atendimento.
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Mas seria uma conta a ser feita pelos diretores de convênios ou cooperativas.
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