Dr. Tudor Toma: Ecografia cardiacă ajută foarte mult la diagnosticul și la monitorizarea pacienților cu hipertensiune pulmonară
“Cauzele hipertensiunii pulmonare sunt de multe ori necunoscute. Pentru clarificarea cauzei există un protocol de investigare a pacientului care elimină treptat diversele afecțiuni care contribuie la creșterea presiunii în artera pulmonară. Acestea includ posibilitatea unor modificări genetice, a unui istoric de embolie pulmonară, istoric de afecțiuni pulmonare care duc la cicatrizarea plămânului, boli cardiace, sau…
POINT: Should Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination Be Routine Practice in the Evaluation of the Acutely Breathless Patient? Yes
POINT: Should Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination Be Routine Practice in the Evaluation of the Acutely Breathless Patient? Yes The acutely breathless patient likely elicits almost as much discomfort for the physician as the patient feels. The time to an initial differential diagnosis, and hopefully an accurate singular diagnosis, may prove lifesaving. While the art and science…
Should Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination Be Routine Practice in the Evaluation of the Acutely Breathless Patient? No
COUNTERPOINT: Should Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination Be Routine Practice in the Evaluation of the Acutely Breathless Patient? No Patients with acute breathlessness who are admitted on an emergency basis to hospital represent a significant and recurring challenge. These patients are frequently frail and comorbid with overlapping pathologies, each of which may potentially offer an explanation for…