Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia (JAMA)

POCUS for PN diagnosis (JAMA insights)

這一期的JAMA有一篇文章提到了POCUS在肺炎診斷的應用
文中下列三項建議非常實用。

Practical Applications and Limitations of POCUS. 
Clinicians should incorporate POCUS findings with a patient’s history, physical examination, laboratory findings, and other imaging findings, if available. 
POCUS has limitations, such as its inability to visualize the entire lung parenchyma, and therefore may not detect centrally located pneumonias.
Large body habitus and chest wound dressings may negatively affect POCUS image quality.

所整理的圖和診斷的表現都很明顯且實用。

以下的這個CXR和超音波就是很好的對照和互補

RLL consolidation with air-bronchogram & parapneumonic effusion
RLL pneumonia with pleural effusion

發表迴響