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Lung Ultrasonography

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Evaluation of respiratory failure and insufficiency due to pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and alveolar consolidation (atelectasis, pneumonia, aspiration)

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  1. Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Ali H. Dabaja DO

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA

    L. Connor Nickels MD, RDMS & Rohit Pravin Patel MD

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Correspondence to L. Connor Nickels MD, RDMS .

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Dabaja, A.H., Nickels, L.C., Patel, R.P. (2016). Lung Ultrasonography. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_27

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