2021年4月29日 · Lung collapse or consolidation removes the A-line artifact and allows for direct visualization of the parenchyma . Pleural effusions, both complex and simple, are also directly visualized.

2022年8月23日 · Typically the alveoli in intensely inflamed areas fill with inflammatory fluid or pus, and this is known as consolidation. The changes may be widespread, patchy or lobar. Ultrasound can detect the pulmonary changes associated with pneumonia as long as the process involves some of the outer (non-mediastinal) pleural surface – as it almost ...

Ultrasound is very helpful, infact the gold standard imaging investigation, for assessing the content of the pleural space and the assessment of pleural fluid versus consolidated lung. This case illustrates how effective ultrasound of the chest is for assessment of pleural fluid versus other causes for radiographic appearances.

Lung ultrasound can be used for early detection and management of respiratory complications under mechanical ventilation, such as pneumothorax, ventilator-associated pneumonia, atelectasis and pleural effusions. Lung UltraSound is a useful diagnostic and monitoring tool that might become in the next future part of the basic knowledge of

At lung US, the A-line artifact is seen in air-filled lung, the B-line artifact is seen in conditions such as pulmonary edema and/or fibrosis, and consolidation and effusion are directly visualized.

One of the basic findings is lung consolidation often interpreted as bacterial pneumonia, which is obviously not true and leads to unnecessary antibiotic therapy. This sometimes results in bad habits.

2009年9月26日 · Ultrasound is a safe, dynamic viewing and accurate method to diagnose and manage lung atelectasis/consolidation in multiple trauma patients with mechanical ventilation.

2011年2月10日 · Ultrasonography is useful in imaging lung consolidation, pleural-based masses and effusions, pneumothorax, and diaphragmatic dysfunction. It can identify complex or loculated effusions and be useful in planning treatment. Identifying intrathoracic mass lesions can guide sampling by aspiration and biopsy.

consolidation. Within pleural effusions, lung consolidations are usually visible, yet constantly labeling them compressive atelectasis is risky: the consolidation can be the cause of this effusion. Inflammatory or hemodynamic consolidations generate pleural effusions. By using the term lung consolidation, one cannot be wrong.

Several techniques and protocols for performing lung ultrasound have been described in the literature, with the most popular one being the Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Emergency (BLUE) protocol developed, which can be utilized to diagnose the cause of acute dyspnea at the bedside.