Diagnosis of Diffuse Pulmonary Hemorrhage by Ultrasonography: A Case Report
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2024
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Özet
A 72-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with a complaint of a rash covering his entire body and shortness of breath. Aside from the petechial rash covering his body, the patient was also found to have bleeding in the mouth and gums, and tachypnea. A bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) revealed multiple and confluent B lines, a pleural line abnormality, the disappearance of A-lines, a subpleural hypoechoic area, hepatization, shred sign and pleural effusion, predominantly in the 3rd, 4th and 5th zones of the right lung and the 3rd and 4th zones of the left lung. A stratosphere sign was detected in M Mode. The patient was diagnosed with diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage with POCUS and clinical findings
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, point-of-care ultrasound, diffuse pul- monary hemorrhage, PO- CUS.
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Respiratory Case Reports
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13
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2
