Abstract
Article: Emergency Physicians Performing Point-of-Care Lung Sonography to Diagnose Pneumonia: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Authors: Mohammad Amin Zare, Mahtab Mizani, MD, Azadeh Sameti, MD, Alireza Bahmani, and Marzieh Fathi, MD
Category: Other [OT]
Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article titled “Emergency Physicians Performing Point-of-Care Lung Sonography to Diagnose Pneumonia: A Prospective Multicenter Study,” you will be able to:
Identify the accuracy of diagnosing pneumonia with various imaging modalities pneumonia
Recognize the sonographic patterns used to diagnose pneumonia
Describe sonographic areas used for lung sonography
According to Table 3, what is the overall accuracy of chest radiography in the diagnosis of pneumonia in comparison with computed tomography (CT)? 69.09% 75% 88.8% 90%
The area between the anterior and posterior axillary lines, extending from the axilla to the lower costal margin describes the: Anterior hemithorax Lateral hemithorax Posterior hemithorax Medial hemithorax
A sonographic finding indicative of pneumonia is a focal alveolar pattern and appears as: An echogenic line between two rib shadows which slides with breathing The presence of three or more B-lines or comet tail artifacts Liver-like appearance of the lung Excess extravascular water in the lung field
In this study, which of the four sonographic findings was most useful in diagnosing pneumonia in comparison with chest CT? Focal alveolar pattern Focal interstitial pattern Positive air/fluid bronchogram Necrotic areas
Lung sonography has an overall accuracy of what percentage as compared with the gold standard of CT? 75% 80% 90% 100%