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. 2021 Jul;110(9):508-509.
doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003681.

[CME Sonography 98/Answers: Chest Ultrasound]

[Article in German]
Tobias Bürge  1 , Jan Tuma  1
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[CME Sonography 98/Answers: Chest Ultrasound]

[Article in German]
Tobias Bürge et al. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Jul.

Abstract
in English, German

CME Sonography 98/Answers: Chest Ultrasound Abstract. Chest sonography has long been an important part of ultrasound diagnostics. Historically, the first evidence found in chest sonography were pleural effusions. Peripheral consolidations (pneumonia, tumors, pulmonary embolism) and pneumothorax were added later. The COVID-19 pandemic with often massive lung infestation has significantly increased the interest in thoracic sonography. The partially specific changes caused by COVID-19 are presented in this article.

Zusammenfassung. Die Thoraxsonografie zähl seit Langem zu einem wichtigen Bestandteil der Ultraschalldiagnostik. Historisch war zuerst der Nachweis von Pleuraergüssen da. Später kamen auch periphere Konsolidationen (Pneumonie, Tumore, Lungenembolie) und Pneumothorax dazu. Die COVID-19-Pandemie mit oft massivem Lungenbefall hat das Interesse an der Thoraxsonografie deutlich verstärkt. Die zum Teil spezifischen Veränderungen durch COVID-19 werden nachfolgend vorgestellt.

Keywords: COVID-19; Lungenembolie; Pleuraerguss; Pleural effusion; Pneumonie; Pneumothorax; pneumonia; pneumothorax; pulmonary embolism.

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