Should ultrasound be included in the initial assessment of respiratory patients?

Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Aug;2(8):599-600. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70142-0. Epub 2014 Jul 3.

Authors

Paula Ramirez¹, Antoni Torres²

Affiliations

¹ Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico la Fe, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
² Pneumology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Spain. Electronic address: atorres@ub.edu.

PMID: 24998675
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70142-0

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MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Male
Point-of-Care Systems*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography