Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool

Lung ultrasound has proven to be useful in detecting pneumothorax, interstitial syndrome, and lung consolidation. It is easily applied at the bedside, in real-time, and free of radiation hazards. Recently, the use of lung ultrasound has moved from a diagnostic tool to a monitoring tool for lung aera...

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Main Author: Jinwoo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2020-12-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2020-0149.pdf
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spelling doaj-386cddea72004e43b0ea5bb36cbc82112021-01-08T07:01:37ZengThe Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory DiseasesTuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases1738-35362005-61842020-12-0183Supple 1S12S1610.4046/trd.2020.01493300Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring ToolJinwoo Lee0 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of KoreaLung ultrasound has proven to be useful in detecting pneumothorax, interstitial syndrome, and lung consolidation. It is easily applied at the bedside, in real-time, and free of radiation hazards. Recently, the use of lung ultrasound has moved from a diagnostic tool to a monitoring tool for lung aeration quantification. This article reviewed the use of lung ultrasound in monitoring acute pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and pneumonia, and how it could be used to monitor changes during the application of mechanical ventilation or other treatments for respiratory failure.http://www.e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2020-0149.pdfultrasonographymonitoringlungextravascular lung water
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author Jinwoo Lee
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Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
ultrasonography
monitoring
lung
extravascular lung water
author_facet Jinwoo Lee
author_sort Jinwoo Lee
title Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
title_short Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
title_full Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
title_fullStr Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
title_full_unstemmed Lung Ultrasound as a Monitoring Tool
title_sort lung ultrasound as a monitoring tool
publisher The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
series Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
issn 1738-3536
2005-6184
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Lung ultrasound has proven to be useful in detecting pneumothorax, interstitial syndrome, and lung consolidation. It is easily applied at the bedside, in real-time, and free of radiation hazards. Recently, the use of lung ultrasound has moved from a diagnostic tool to a monitoring tool for lung aeration quantification. This article reviewed the use of lung ultrasound in monitoring acute pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and pneumonia, and how it could be used to monitor changes during the application of mechanical ventilation or other treatments for respiratory failure.
topic ultrasonography
monitoring
lung
extravascular lung water
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