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. 2013 Aug 27;17(4):R180.
doi: 10.1186/cc12863.

Has lung ultrasound an impact on the management of patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency department?

Alberto Goffi, Emanuele Pivetta, Enrico Lupia, Giulio Porrino, Marina Civita, Emanuela Laurita, Giulietta Griot, Giovanna Casoli, Gian Cibinel

Has lung ultrasound an impact on the management of patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency department?

Alberto Goffi et al. Crit Care. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Lung ultrasound major syndromes. (A) Diffuse B-lines representing interstitial syndrome. (B) Alveolar consolidation. (C) M-mode findings of a pneumothorax (stratosphere sign or bar code sign; left), and a normal lung (seashore sign). (D) Pleural effusion.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Agreement for the main diagnosis between clinical assessment or lung ultrasound (LUS)-implemented assessment, and reference diagnosis.
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