A Case of Bedside Ultrasound in COVID-19 to Prognosticate Functional Lung Recovery
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Publication Title
Case reports in emergency medicine
ISSN
2090-648X
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine; USF-LVHN SELECT Program
Abstract
. The fight against COVID-19 poses questions as to the clinical presentation, course, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition. This case study presents a patient infected with COVID-19 and suggests with additional research, that bedside ultrasound may be used to diagnose severity of disease and potentially, prognosticate functional lung recovery without using unnecessary resources and exposing additional healthcare professionals to infection. . A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray showed patchy airspace opacities bilaterally. Rapid testing resulted positive for SARS-CoV-2. Bedside ultrasound showed abnormal lung parenchyma, with diffuse comet tail artifacts, consistent with interstitial pulmonary edema. Following a prolonged intubation, patient's abnormal lung ultrasound findings are resolved.
Volume
2021
First Page
8847887
DOI
10.1155/2021/8847887
PubMed ID
33532100
Recommended Citation
Bartlett, K. B., Laubach, L., Evans, E. A., & Roth, K. R. (2021). A Case of Bedside Ultrasound in COVID-19 to Prognosticate Functional Lung Recovery. LVHN Scholarly Works. Retrieved from https://scholarlyworks.lvhn.org/research-historical-works/89
DOI: 10.1155/2021/8847887