A Case of Bedside Ultrasound in COVID-19 to Prognosticate Functional Lung Recovery

Introduction. 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 di...

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Published in:Case reports in emergency medicine 2021, Vol.2021, p.8847887-4
Main Authors: Bartlett, Kathryn B., Laubach, Lexis T., Evans, Elizabeth M., Roth, Kevin R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Critical care
Edema
Emergency medical care
Health aspects
Hypotension
Intubation
Laboratories
Medical prognosis
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia
Potassium
Recovery (Medical)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Introduction. 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. Case Report. 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.
ISSN:2090-648X
2090-6498
DOI:10.1155/2021/8847887