• Med. Clin. North Am. · Jan 2025

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    Basic Lung Ultrasound and Clinical Applications in General Medicine.

    • Giada Cucciolini, Francesco Corradi, Elena Marrucci, and Stig Holm Ovesen.
    • Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana Cisanello, U/O Anestesia e Rianimazione Interdipartimentale, Via Paradisa 2, Pisa 56124, Italy.
    • Med. Clin. North Am. 2025 Jan 1; 109 (1): 113011-30.

    AbstractProficiency in basic lung ultrasound is highly recommended for clinicians in general and internal medicine. This article will review and provide guidance for novice users on how to use lung ultrasound in clinical practice, through a pathology-oriented approach. The authors recommend a 12-zone protocol and describe how to perform and apply it in clinical practice while examining patients with clinical suspicion for the following diseases: pleural effusion, heart failure, pneumonia (bacterial and viral), interstitial lung disease, and pneumothorax.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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