Background: Focused transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) can be a valuable tool for emergency physicians (EP) during cardiac arrest.
Objectives: We sought to demonstrate the ability of emergency medicine (EM) residents without prior TEE experience to perform a simulated four-view TEE following a short, flipped conference curriculum.
Methods: This was a prospective, simulation-based study where EM residents participated in the following four-view TEE curriculum: 1 h of online content reviewed prior to a 20-min in-person lecture and 30-min hands-on practice using a TEE trainer.
Chest pain is a common complaint encountered by Emergency Medicine physicians in the emergency department (ED). History taking, electrocardiograms, and cardiac biomarkers are the mainstays of the evaluation process of patients who present to the ED with symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome. Cardiac troponin is the primary biomarker used for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
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