Author
Turandot Saul, MD Fellowship Director, Ultrasound Division, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
Turandot Saul, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Ami K Davé, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Ami K Davé, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Mark Zwanger, MD, MBA
Mark Zwanger, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Bruce M Lo, MD, MBA, CPE, RDMS, FACEP, FAAEM, FACHE Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; Medical Ditector, Sentara Transfer Center; Professor and Assistant Program Director, Core Academic Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Bruce M Lo, MD, MBA, CPE, RDMS, FACEP, FAAEM, FACHE is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Association for Physician Leadership, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Emergency Nurses Association, Medical Society of Virginia, Norfolk Academy of Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Robert M McNamara, MD, FAAEM Chair and Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
Robert M McNamara, MD, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author Kyle Hsu, MD, to the development and writing of the source article.