Focused echocardiography, advanced hemodynamic, and cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound studies provide time-sensitive evaluation of critically ill patients, guiding and facilitating earlier implementation of life-preserving treatment and supportive therapies. Critically ill patients presenting to the ED represent the most time-sensitive patient encounter for the emergency physician (EP), as delays in restoring physiological homeostasis increase the risks of organ dysfunction and death.

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