Why the study?
Does lung ultrasound help in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
Does lung ultrasound help in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
Lung ultrasound is a useful adjunct for ruling out ADHF and monitoring treatment response in patients with acute dyspnea.
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Supports bedside exclusion of ADHF and therapy monitoring in acute dyspnea; extends Level 1 evidence for lung ultrasound integration into heart failure protocols.
Ang et al. (2012) studied this question.
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