I have found lung and fluid volume status POCUS to be beneficial in patients being evaluated for COVID, even when the initial CXR is not COVID suggestive (and PCR is pending). Recently found a Pt in CHF that was not suspected (completed the physical on the COVID floor) and found small pleural effusions not visible on the AP CXR from the ED. All care was good...but incorporating POCUS routinely improves my bedside diagnostics (without a CT-chest or formal ECHO).
Very good explanation of As and B's! COVID pneumonia has been notable to me for erasing the diaphragm and for how generalized it is, not localized like so many other pneumonias. Also for how difficult it is to get POCUS on these pt's with PPE on and sheathed probe, really sick pts.
I have found lung and fluid volume status POCUS to be beneficial in patients being evaluated for COVID, even when the initial CXR is not COVID suggestive (and PCR is pending).
Recently found a Pt in CHF that was not suspected (completed the physical on the COVID floor) and found small pleural effusions not visible on the AP CXR from the ED.
All care was good...but incorporating POCUS routinely improves my bedside diagnostics (without a CT-chest or formal ECHO).
do you have data-set of patients of this category, i want to train a model?
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Very good explanation of As and B's! COVID pneumonia has been notable to me for erasing the diaphragm and for how generalized it is, not localized like so many other pneumonias. Also for how difficult it is to get POCUS on these pt's with PPE on and sheathed probe, really sick pts.
I agree it is difficult. Keep in mind you want to limit your exposure as much as possible and should move through this study as quickly as possible.
Why not try to destroy coronavirus with ultrasound ?