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Contributors
Dr. Sebastian Siadecki is an Ultrasound Fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Turandot Saul is a faculty member and the Ultrasound Fellowship Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Resa Lewiss is a faculty member and the Director of the Ultrasound Division in the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Robert Solomon is Medical Editor of ACEP News and editor of the Focus On series, core faculty in the emergency medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
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Dr. Siadecki, Dr. Saul, Dr. Lewiss, and Dr. Solomon have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies that pertain to this article.
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