Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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To assess whether radiographic findings predict outcomes among children hospitalized with pneumonia. ⋯ Admission radiographic findings are associated with important hospital outcomes and care processes and may help predict disease severity.
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Recent reports demonstrate high diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for evaluation of dyspnea. We assessed the feasibility of training internal medicine residents in lung ultrasound with a pocket ultrasound device. ⋯ Lung ultrasound performed by residents with a pocket ultrasound improved the diagnostic accuracy of dyspnea. Two residents undergoing extended training showed a total increase in diagnostic accuracy.