The importance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of COVID-19

Aleksandra Więcław; Rafał Pawliczak

doi:10.5114/pja.2023.133219

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Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology

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Review paper

The importance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of COVID-19

Aleksandra Więcław

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Rafał Pawliczak

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Zakład Immunopatologii, Wydział Lekarski, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Polska

Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2023; 10, 4: 286–294

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2023.133219

Online publish date: 2023/11/25

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This review is focused on the role of ultrasound examination in the management of virus-infected patients. The main aim of the study is to answer the question: is the importance of ultrasound high enough to at least partially replace the examinations using ionizing radiation? Computed tomography, considered the gold standard in lung examinations, or the frequently chosen X-ray method, involves transporting infected patients and putting staff at risk. The USG method allows a relatively quick, easily accessible and non-invasive bedside examination of the patient, which sufficiently shows the nature and extent of lung damage, which is the most crucial for taking the first steps of treatment for a given patient.

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The importance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of COVID-19

Aleksandra Więcław 1 , Rafał Pawliczak 1

COVID-19, interstitial pneumonia, lung ultrasound, chest X-ray, chest computed tomography

Aleksandra Więcław

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Rafał Pawliczak

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