title: [Ultrasound diagnosis of pulmonary infarction in emergencies. A case presentation].
abstract: Pulmonary infarction is a parenchymal ischemic lesion that occurs in the context of a pulmonary embolism when arterial blockage deprives perfusion to that area and the adjacent bronchial circulation does not provide the necessary flow. It appears in approximately 40% of pulmonary embolisms. Emergency Physicians are able to diagnose a pulmonary infraction at the patient bedside, in a quick, easy, safe and efficient way with the availability of ultrasound in our Emergency Rooms and Health Centres. The possibility of approaching the aetiology, firstly with a clinical suspicion then adding risk factors, symptoms, clinical and radiological signs and the use of in situ imaging, increases the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, España. eissajs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jaloud-Saavedra
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Oviedo-García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Algaba-Montes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Núñez-Hospital
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054060:Pulmonary Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Ecografía; Emergencias; Emergencies; Enfermedad tromboembólica; Infarto pulmonar; Pulmonary infarction; Thromboembolic disease; Ultrasound