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Chest ultrasound patterns in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with and without HIV

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020
Context Chest ultrasound has a complementary role in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). It can detect lesion especially in pleural and subpleural area. Aim To assess chest ultrasound findings in patients with PTB with and without HIV.
Khaled M Wagih, Hesham A Abdel Halim, Yasmina M El Sayed El Basuni   +2 more
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Electrocardiographic patterns predict the presence of collateral circulation and in-hospital mortality in acute total left main occlusion

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Background Data on the clinical characteristics, electrocardiogram (ECG) findings and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to total unprotected left main (ULM) artery occlusion is limited.
Chunwei Liu, Fan Yang, Jingxia Zhang, Yuecheng Hu, Jianyong Xiao, Mingdong Gao, Le Wang, Ximing Li, Zhigang Guo, Hongliang Cong, Yin Liu   +10 more
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Assessment of diaphragmatic mobility by chest ultrasound and basic echocardiography in patients with malignant pleural effusion undergoing pleurodesis

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is prevalent, and in cases such as aging patients as well as increased long-term survival for metastatic cancers, the number of patients will continue to elevate in the near future.
Adel M Saeed, Ashraf A Gomaa, Hieba G Ezzelregal, Eman M Elbaz   +3 more
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Role of chest ultrasound in patients with peripheral thoracic lesions

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Background Transthoracic ultrasound (US) is useful in the evaluation of a wide range of peripheral, parenchymal, pleural, and chest-wall diseases. Aim To evaluate the role of chest US in the diagnosis of peripheral thoracic lesions.
Osama Mansour, Rana El-Helbawy, Tarek A Elzeary, Asmaa M Abdel Tawab   +3 more
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Can point-of-care lung ultrasound (POCUS) be implemented as a substitute for chest CT scan for the assessment of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia?

Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2021
Background: In the novel COVID outbreak , chest imaging was in the front door for the diagnostic approach to any patient with respiratory symptoms , including chest HRCT & lung ultrasound modalities.
Treefa Salih Hasan
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Diagnostic use of lung ultrasound compared to chest radiograph for suspected pneumonia in a resource-limited setting

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Lung ultrasound is an effective tool for diagnosing pneumonia in developed countries. Diagnostic accuracy in resource-limited countries where pneumonia is the leading cause of death is unknown.
Yogendra Amatya, Jordan Rupp, Frances M. Russell, Jason Saunders, Brian Bales, Darlene R. House   +5 more
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Lung ultrasound volume sweep imaging for respiratory illness: a new horizon in expanding imaging access

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021
Background Respiratory illness is a leading cause of morbidity in adults and the number one cause of mortality in children, yet billions of people lack access to medical imaging to assist in its diagnosis.
Thomas J Marini, Justin M Weis, Timothy M Baran, Jonah Kan, Steven Meng, Alex Yeo, Yu T Zhao, Robert Ambrosini, Sean Cleary, Deborah Rubens, Mitchell Chess, Benjamin Castaneda, Ann Dozier, Timothy O'Connor, Brian Garra, Katherine Kaproth-Joslin   +15 more
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The role of chest ultrasound in diagnosing invasive fungal infections in acute leukemia patients [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2016
Acute leukemia patients are the category of highest risk to develop invasive fungal infections, have high morbidity and mortality rates related to these complications. The diagnosis of these infections must be accurate and early.
Ana-Maria NEAGU, Ana-Maria VLĂDĂREANU, Horia BUMBEA, Diana CÎŞLEANU, Cristina CIUFU, Cristina MARINESCU, Minodora ONISÂI, Mihaela GĂMAN   +7 more
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The impact of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction assessed by chest ultrasound on noninvasive ventilation outcome in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is now seen as first-line treatment in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory acidosis (AECOPD).
Nabila Laz, Zainab Hashim, Waleed Arafat
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Recommendations for Lung Ultrasound in Internal Medicine

Diagnostics, 2020
A growing amount of evidence prompts us to update the first version of recommendations for lung ultrasound in internal medicine (POLLUS-IM) that was published in 2018.
Natalia Buda, Wojciech Kosiak, Marcin Wełnicki, Agnieszka Skoczylas, Robert Olszewski, Jakub Piotrkowski, Szymon Skoczyński, Elżbieta Radzikowska, Ewa Jassem, Elżbieta Magdalena Grabczak, Piotr Kwaśniewicz, Gebhard Mathis, Tudor P. Toma   +12 more
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