title: Advances in Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound.
abstract: Pulmonary ultrasound continues to develop and is ideally suited for the evaluation and treatment of respiratory emergencies. It is portable, can be performed rapidly, has no ionizing radiation, and is highly sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of pneumothorax, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and free fluid in the chest.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Acute Care Specialists, Emergency medicine, 825 Northeast Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA. Electronic address: zarethirwin@mac.com.
authors.forename: Zareth
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.affiliation: Northwest Acute Care Specialists, Emergency medicine, 825 Northeast Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA.
authors.forename: Justin O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Hemothorax; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Pulmonary edema; Pulmonary ultrasound