54-year old male who called 911 for dyspnea. He states he has felt tired and short of breath for the last 2 weeks. His symptoms are constant, made worse with ambulation or doing things around the house, and has noticed bilateral lower extremity swelling within the...

Congestive heart failure and COPD are two of the most common underlying conditions a patient presents with when calling EMS for respiratory complaints. The true etiology of the patient’s acute respiratory deterioration is important to differentiate, as effective...

With the difficulties of gaining any type of blood pressure on a patient with an LVAD, utilizing ultrasound and the color flow Doppler setting along with a manual BP cuff can help get you a reading you can use to help better treat your patient. The following scans are...