Volume overload in haemodialysis (HD) patients associates with hypertension and cardiac
dysfunction and is a major risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in this …

Chronic illnesses rarely present in a vacuum, devoid of other complications, and chronic
kidney disease is hardly an exception. Comorbidities associated with chronic kidney …

A growing amount of evidence prompts us to update the first version of recommendations for
lung ultrasound in internal medicine (POLLUS-IM) that was published in 2018. The …

Background Fluid assessment is challenging, and fluid overload poses a significant problem
among dialysis patients, with pulmonary oedema being the most serious consequence. Our …

Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) has received considerable interest in the clinical
evaluation of patients with COVID‐19. Previously described LUS manifestations for COVID …

Background: Volume overload is the main mechanism of BP elevation in end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis and has been …

Background: With the recent developments in automated tools, smaller and cheaper
machines for lung ultrasound (LUS) are leading us toward the potential to conduct POCUS …

Purpose of review: Lung ultrasound is a noninvasive bedside technique that can accurately
assess pulmonary congestion by evaluating extravascular lung water. This technique is …

Fluid overload is a common complication in patients with CKD, particularly patients with
kidney failure, a population with a very high risk for pulmonary edema. Lung ultrasound is …

Traditionally, the lung has been excluded from the ultrasound organ repertoire and, hence,
the application of lung ultrasound (LUS) was largely limited to a few enthusiastic clinicians …