Use of clinical ultrasound in primary care: Dyspnea
Dyspnea is a symptom frequently consulted in primary care and has a wide range of etiologies (respiratory, cardiovascular, obesity, etc.). It causes 3-4 million emergency consultations per year. Approximately 9-13% of the ambulatory population reports dyspnea, getting up to 37% in adults aged≥70 yea...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Semergen, medicina de familia medicina de familia, 2024-12, Vol.50 (9), p.102386 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Dyspnea is a symptom frequently consulted in primary care and has a wide range of etiologies (respiratory, cardiovascular, obesity, etc.). It causes 3-4 million emergency consultations per year. Approximately 9-13% of the ambulatory population reports dyspnea, getting up to 37% in adults aged≥70 years. In primary care, where complementary tests are limited, clinical ultrasound is performed at bedside by the doctor directly responsible for the patient, as a complement to a thorough medical assessment and physical examination, that facilitates the early diagnosis of patients with dyspnea as well as their follow-up. In various studies, it has been shown that lung ultrasound in the hands of a well-trained operator has greater diagnostic accuracy. |
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ISSN: | 1578-8865 1578-8865 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.semerg.2024.102386 |