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Point-of-care lung ultrasound: A useful diagnostic tool in the management of COVID-19

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Author Details : Neerja Bharti*, Amit Kumar, Karan Singla

Volume : 9, Issue : 3, Year : 2022

Article Page : 370-373

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijca.2022.073

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Abstract

Patients with COVID-19 disease frequently present with severe respiratory distress and hypoxia in emergency department. Point-of-care lung ultrasound has proven its efficacy in the diagnosis and management of various clinical conditions including pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary oedema. Incorporating bedside lung ultrasound as an imaging tool for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 pneumonia can help in quick assessment of the severity of lung damage and to track the evolution of disease during follow-up. Serial lung ultrasounds may be particularly useful in assessing the clinical response to the respiratory interventions and guiding the appropriate medical therapy.
 

Keywords: Lung ultrasound, COVID pneumonia, Diagnosis.

How to cite : Bharti N, Kumar A, Singla K, Point-of-care lung ultrasound: A useful diagnostic tool in the management of COVID-19. Indian J Clin Anaesth 2022;9(3):370-373

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