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SUBMITTER: Mathis G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7096083 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 20190807 6
Bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) in emergency rooms and intensive care units can serve as a tool to diagnose common lung pathologies, monitor their course and guide clinical management. LUS requires only a few minutes and is a useful extension of the physical examination. Fractures of the ribs as well as the sternum are seen well on ultrasound. Minute pleural fluids (effusion, hemtothorax) are detectable. LUS is able to detect the sound of lung water and thus to differentiate a cardiogenic pulmonar ...[more]