The rise of lung ultrasound in the era of COVID-19 l
Joint Authors
Motwani, Shailendra Kumar
Saunders, Helen
Source
Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.5-8, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The current global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) presents a huge challenge for physicians.
Rapid diagnosis, triage and clinical management of these patients is a challenge for physicians but may be aided using lung ultrasound.
Lung ultrasound has been in use for over 10 years mainly by critical care practitioners and emergency physicians with variable uptake, but it has gained popularity during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a diagnostic tool and can be easily learned compared to the other ultrasound techniques.
Image interpretation is based on identifying artefacts generated by the pleural surface.
This technique is non-invasive and can be performed rapidly at the patient’s bedside.
It has higher accuracy in diagnosis than auscultation and Chest X-ray (CXR) combined.
In this article the authors describe the interpretation of lung ultrasound images, particularly in patients with COVID-19 and discuss indications for this technique.
Physicians are recommended to gain familiarity with this technique and use of online resources for guidance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Motwani, Shailendra Kumar& Saunders, Helen. 2021. The rise of lung ultrasound in the era of COVID-19 l. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society،Vol. 33, no. 4, pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1443169
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Motwani, Shailendra Kumar& Saunders, Helen. The rise of lung ultrasound in the era of COVID-19 l. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society Vol. 33, no. 4 (2021), pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1443169
American Medical Association (AMA)
Motwani, Shailendra Kumar& Saunders, Helen. The rise of lung ultrasound in the era of COVID-19 l. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2021. Vol. 33, no. 4, pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1443169
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 8
Record ID
BIM-1443169