The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document II

Smargiassi, Andrea; Inchingolo, Riccardo; Soldati, Gino; Copetti, Roberto; Marchetti, Giampietro; Zanforlin, Alessandro; Giannuzzi, Rosangela; Testa, Americo; Nardini, S; Valente, Salvatore

doi:10.1186/2049-6958-8-55

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“…in flammation, anemia, hypoglycemia) suggests development of chronic conditions such as pulmonary fibrosis that wouldn't necessarily be accompanied by clinicopathologic abnormalities. AIS has also been associated with pulmonary fibrosis in dolphins (Smith et al 2012) and chronic interstitial diseases in humans (Smargiassi et al 2013); therefore, the development of a chronic and potentially progressive disease following oil-induced pulmonary injury should be fully explored. This outcome would not be unprecedented, as humans and animals exposed to oil mist and/or vapor have developed pulmonary fibrosis (Lykke et al 1979, Skyberg et al 1992.…”

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Slow recovery of Barataria Bay dolphin health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2013-2014), with evidence of persistent lung disease and impaired stress response

Smith¹,

Rowles²,

Hart³

et al. 2017

Endang. Species. Res.

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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster resulted in large-scale oil contamination of the northern Gulf of Mexico. As part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment designed to investigate the potential impacts of the DWH oil spill, comprehensive health assessments were conducted on bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus living in oiled bays (Barataria Bay [BB], Louisiana, and Mississippi Sound [MS], Mississippi/Alabama) and a reference bay with no evidence of DWH oil contamination (Sarasota Bay [SB], Florida). As previously reported, multiple health issues were detected in BB dolphins during 2011. In the present study, follow-on capturerelease health assessments of BB dolphins were performed (2013, 2014) and indicated an overall improvement in population health, but demonstrated that pulmonary abnormalities and impaired stress response persisted for at least 4 yr after the DWH disaster. Specifically, moderate to severe lung disease remained elevated, and BB dolphins continued to release low levels of cortisol in the face of capture stress. The proportion of guarded or worse prognoses in BB improved over time, but 4 yr post-spill, they were still above the proportion seen in SB. Health assessments performed in MS in 2013 showed similar findings to BB, characterized by an elevated prevalence of low serum cortisol and moderate to severe lung disease. Prognosis scores for dolphins examined in MS in 2013 were similar to BB in 2013. Data from these follow-on studies confirmed that dolphins living in areas affected by the DWH spill were more likely to be ill; however, some improvement in population health has occurred over time.

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Slow recovery of Barataria Bay dolphin health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2013-2014), with evidence of persistent lung disease and impaired stress response

Smith¹,

Rowles²,

Hart³

et al. 2017

Endang. Species. Res.

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“…Moreover, it permits with high sensitivity the assessment of the so-called pleural "sliding sign", which represents the physiological movement of the lung on the parietal pleural surface during the respiratory activity (10,15). When present, this sign shows the absence of adhesions and the possibility of a pneumothorax to be induced and the thoracoscopy to be performed, even in the complete absence of pleural effusion.…”

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“…It provides very useful information about the amount of pleural fluid, its characteristics, the presence and the site of loculations not easily predictable on CT scans, the potential presence of large adhesions, and the localization of some parietal neoplastic lesions. Therefore it facilitates the identification of the best trocar entry site (15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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Endoscopic diagnosis and management of pleural effusion in malignant pleural mesothelioma

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“…The cardiopulmonary system is so complex and interrelated, that an integrated method (lung ultrasound assessment combined with echocardiography) is fundamental to the assessment of pulmonary involvement in acute and chronic cardiac failure [34] . Evidence of many diffuse comet tails in both hemithorax correlated with left ventricular dysfunction or valvular disease, and is suggestive of a cardiac pulmonary cause of pulmonary edema [35][36][37] .…”

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Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications

Liccardo

Martone

Trambaiolo

et al. 2016

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Emergency physicians are required to care for unstable patients with life-threatening conditions, and thus must make decisions that are both quick and precise about unclear clinical situations. There is increasing consensus in favor of using ultrasound as a real-time bedside clinical tool for clinicians in emergency settings alongside the irreplaceable use of historical and physical examinations. B-mode sonography is an old technology that was first proposed for medical applications more than 50 years ago. Its application in the diagnosis of thoracic diseases has always been considered limited, due to the presence of air in the lung and the presence of the bones of the thoracic cage, which prevent the progression of the ultrasound beam. However, the close relationship between air and water in the lungs causes a variety of artifacts on ultrasounds. At the bedside, thoracic ultrasound is based primarily on the analysis of these artifacts, with the aim of improving accuracy and safety in the diagnosis and therapy of the various varieties of pulmonary pathologic diseases which are predominantly "water-rich" or "air-rich". The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, and techniques of thoracic ultrasound and its related procedures are analyzed in the present review. Core tip: The close relationship between air and water in the lungs causes a variety of artifacts on ultrasounds. At the bedside, thoracic ultrasound is based primarily on the analysis of these artifacts, with the aim of improving accuracy and safety in the diagnosis and therapy of Liccardo B et al . Thoracic ultrasound in ICU the various varieties of pulmonary pathologic diseases which are predominantly "water-rich" or "air-rich". The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, and techniques of thoracic ultrasound and its related procedures are analyzed in the present review.

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The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document II

Cited by 59 publications

References 53 publications

Slow recovery of Barataria Bay dolphin health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2013-2014), with evidence of persistent lung disease and impaired stress response

Slow recovery of Barataria Bay dolphin health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2013-2014), with evidence of persistent lung disease and impaired stress response

Endoscopic diagnosis and management of pleural effusion in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications

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