Abstract:The COVID-19 global pandemic has overwhelmed health services with large numbers of patients presenting to hospital, requiring immediate triage and diagnosis. Complications include acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, septic shock, and multiple organ failure. Point of care ultrasound is recommended for critical care triage and monitoring in COVID-19 by specialist critical care societies, however current guidance has mainly been published in webinar format, not a comprehensive review. Important limi… Show more
“…At the bedside, history-taking and physical examination should be supplemented by point-of-care echocardiography and lung ultrasonography (Table II). (4) Owing to the possibility of diagnostic uncertainty, repeated evaluation should be performed.…”
Section: General Approach To Shock Managementmentioning
“…At the bedside, history-taking and physical examination should be supplemented by point-of-care echocardiography and lung ultrasonography (Table II). (4) Owing to the possibility of diagnostic uncertainty, repeated evaluation should be performed.…”
Section: General Approach To Shock Managementmentioning
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