title: Lung ultrasound-a primary survey of the acutely dyspneic patient.
abstract: There has been an explosion of knowledge and application of clinical lung ultrasound (LUS) in the last decade. LUS has important applications in the ambulatory, emergency, and critical care settings and its deployability for immediate bedside assessment allows many acute lung conditions to be diagnosed and early interventional decisions made in a matter of minutes. This review detailed the scientific basis of LUS, the examination techniques, and summarises the current applications in several acute lung conditions. It is to be hoped that clinicians, after reviewing the evidence within this article, would see LUS as an important first-line modality in the primary evaluation of an acutely dyspneic patient.
authors: Acute and Emergency Care Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore ; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Francis Chun Yue
authors: 0000-0001-8620-6613
authors: FC
authors: Lee
keywords: A-lines; B-lines; Curtain sign; I-lines; Lung ultrasound; Z-lines