Usefulness of lung ultrasound in the bedside distinction between pulmonary edema and exacerbation of COPD

G Volpicelli, L Cardinale, G Garofalo, A Veltri - Emergency radiology, 2008 - Springer
This review discusses the usefulness of bedside lung ultrasound in the diagnostic distinction
between different causes of acute dyspnea in the emergency setting, particularly focusing on …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical application of lung ultrasound in patients with acute dyspnoea: differential diagnosis between cardiogenic and pulmonary causes

L Cardinale, G Volpicelli, F Binello… - La radiologia …, 2009 - researchgate.net
In questo lavoro viene discussa l'utilità dell'ecografia polmonare nella diagnosi delle diverse
cause di dispnea acuta in emergenza, in particolare focalizzando l'attenzione sulla diagnosi …

Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in the assessment of the dyspnoeic patient in the emergency department. Fact or fiction?

Y Wimalasena, L Kocierz, D Strong… - Emergency Medicine …, 2018 - emj.bmj.com
Patients with respiratory distress present a frequent and challenging dilemma for emergency
physicians (EPs). The accurate diagnosis and treatment of the underlying pathology is vitally …

Real-time lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of alveolar consolidation and interstitial syndrome in the emergency department

G Volpicelli, F Silva, M Radeos - European Journal of Emergency …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
During the last few years, a growing number of studies have shown the accuracy of lung
ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. The latest developments in lung …

Bedside ultrasound versus chest radiography for detection of pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study

WM Wooten, LET Shaffer… - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Chest radiography has been the preferred imaging study to assess pulmonary
congestion. However, chest radiography interpretation is influenced by the level of expertise …

Diagnosing pulmonary edema: lung ultrasound versus chest radiography

JL Martindale, VE Noble, A Liteplo - European Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background Diagnosing the underlying cause of acute dyspnea can be challenging. Lung
ultrasound may help to identify pulmonary edema as a possible cause. Objective To …

A lung ultrasound sign allowing bedside distinction between pulmonary edema and COPD: the comet-tail artifact

D Lichtenstein, G Mezière - Intensive care medicine, 1998 - Springer
Objective: Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and exacerbation of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) can have a similar clinical presentation, and X-ray examination …

[PDF][PDF] Lung ultrasound in diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary interstitial fluid Ecografia polmonare nella diagnosi e nel monitoraggio dei fluidi interstiziali polmonari

G Volpicelli, LA Melniker, L Cardinale, A Lamorte… - Radiol Med, 2013 - researchgate.net
L'insufficienza cardiaca cronica è una complessa sindrome clinica caratterizzata spesso da
episodi ricorrenti di scompenso acuto. Tale condizione rappresenta uno dei maggiori …

Diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility of pleural and lung ultrasound in discriminating cardiogenic causes of acute dyspnea in the emergency department

GA Cibinel, G Casoli, F Elia, M Padoan… - Internal and emergency …, 2012 - Springer
Dyspnea is a common symptom in patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED),
and discriminating between cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic dyspnea is often a clinical …

Sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary edema: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wang, Z Shen, X Lu, Y Zhen, H Li - Medical ultrasonography, 2018 - medultrason.ro
Aims: This study aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for the
diagnosis of acute pulmonary edema by meta-analysis. Materials and methods: A systematic …