title: Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Whiteout Lung in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: Point-of-care ultrasound is being used more frequently in pediatric emergency medicine departments. It has become an important adjunct for clinical diagnoses and procedural guidance. We present a case series of 3 patients who presented to a pediatric emergency department and on chest radiographs had whiteout lung. Point-of-care ultrasound was able to differentiate fluid from consolidation, facilitating the appropriate investigations and interventions for these children.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berant
authors.forename: Charisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography