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Bedside Ultrasound for Guiding Fluid Removal in Patients with Pulmonary Edema: The Reverse-FALLS Protocol
Published on: July 28, 2018
Pulmonary Edema Assessed by Ultrasound: Impact in Cardiology and Intensive Care Practice
Pablo A Blanco1, Tomás F Cianciulli2,3
1Intensive Care Unit, Hospital "Dr. Emilio Ferreyra,", Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Pulmonary edema is a frequent condition found in adult patients hospitalized in cardiology wards and intensive care units. Ultrasonography is a diagnostic modality with a high sensitivity for the detection of extravascular lung water, visualized as B lines, and usually caused by cardiogenic or noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. This paper highlights a simple method for the assessment of patients with pulmonary edema, which allows for a differential diagnosis of its possible mechanism and contributes to therapeutic intervention guiding and monitoring.
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