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Lungenultraschall bei Patienten mit SARS-CoV-2-Infektion

After taking a patient’s history and physical examination, lung ultrasound can immediately reveal numerous causes and complications in patients suffering from respiratory tract infection and/or dyspnea. It can thus facilitate decisions on further diagnostic and first therapeutic procedures, even in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kunze, G., Kovacikova, E., Haller, H., Kumle, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Medizin 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7476647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32922166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10049-020-00767-8
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Sumario:After taking a patient’s history and physical examination, lung ultrasound can immediately reveal numerous causes and complications in patients suffering from respiratory tract infection and/or dyspnea. It can thus facilitate decisions on further diagnostic and first therapeutic procedures, even in patients with a SARS-CoV‑2 infection who present to the emergency room. This review article highlights the typical findings of lung ultrasound in patients with COVID-19 and discusses its value compared to other imaging methods.