Evaluation of TTE Utilization in Medical Surgery Step-Down Unit

Open to people ages 18-99

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• Patients ≥18 years old
• Patients in the medical surgery step-down clinical setting
• Patients who consent to participating in the study

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• ● Patients with emergent or urgent episodes of injury and illness that can lead to death or disability without rapid intervention
• Unable to lie flat for study
• Patients experiencing a known or suspected acute cardiac event at the time of evaluation
• Patients with severe chest wall abnormalities
• Patients who have undergone pneumonectomy
• Patients with recent abdominal surgery
• Patients unwilling or unable to give written informed consent
• Principal Investigator determination to exclude the subject from participation
• Investigators also have the right to withdraw patient from the study in the event of illness, adverse events, or other reasons concerning the health or well-being of the patient, or in the case of non-compliance.