Thread by @cianmcdermott

#POCUSforCOVID Brief summary of @giovolpicelli paper in @ESICM ➡️ DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06048-9

1/ Findings = B-lines, fragmented pleural line (best description yet @RogueClaire @ChuckWurster), reduced lung sliding & consolidation patterns

2/ Light beam artifact = ground glass opacity. Broad, band-shaped bright vertical artifact. Appears and disappears, arises from pleural line

3/ 4 broad categories to consider

4/ Utility of LUS in COVID19 *early quantification of severity of lung involvement *monitoring of aeration changes *screen for thromboembolic disease
@AndyNeill @fniainle

/fin