Search Tag: Pulmonary oedema
Can-the-ultrasound-probe-replace-the-stethoscope
2020 27 Jan
Auscultation is used in most routine examinations of critically ill patients and is considered to be one of the essential components of the clinical examination. Two of the most frequent pathologies encountered in critically ill patients are pulmonary oedema and pneumonia. Both of these conditions often coexist. In recent years, many clinicians...Read more
Can-the-ultrasound-probe-replace-the-stethoscope
2020 27 Jan
Auscultation is used in most routine examinations of critically ill patients and is considered to be one of the essential components of the clinical examination. Two of the most frequent pathologies encountered in critically ill patients are pulmonary oedema and pneumonia. Both of these conditions often coexist. In recent years, many clinicians...Read more
Extravascular-lung-water-as-a-target-for-intensive-care
2019 14 Mar
The paper highlights the present clinical rationale for extravascular lung water measurement as a key to personalisation of haemodynamic therapy. Introduction Extravascular lung water (EVLW) remains a useful guide for monitoring pulmonary oedema (PO) and vascular permeability in sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),...Read more