Bedside lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia in very old patients

Bedside lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia in very old patients

In several studies mainly undertaken in emergency departments, lung ultrasound (LUS) has a sensitivity similar and/or superior to the one of chest X-ray (CXR) in the diagnosis of pneumonia. The aim was to evaluate if LUS may be applied as first step imaging examination in the diagnosis of pneumonia...

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Main Authors: Francesco Cipollini, Cristina Mirela Mirauta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Lung ultrasound
pneumonia
very old patient.
Online Access:https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/981

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https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/981

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