JDMS Article - SDMS CME Credit

Article: Lung Ultrasonography in Ruling Out COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in Two Italian Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Study

Authors: Roberto Copetti, MD, Giulia Amore, MD, Caterina Anna Giudice, MD, Daniele Orso, MD, Silvia Cola, MD, Pierpaolo Pillinini, MD, Chiara Rocco, MD, Dario Cappello, MD, Alessia Geneve Dibenedetto, MD, and Stefano Meduri, MD

Category: Other [OT]

Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Lung Ultrasonography in Ruling Out COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in Two Italian Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Study,” you will be able to:

1. Review the data of negative predictive value (NPV) on lung ultrasonography (LUS) used for ruling out coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

2. Identify the sonographic characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia

3. Describe the sonographic technique used in this study for LUS

1. Which one of the following areas was evaluated on LUS?

2. 2 anterior left areas

3. 2 anterior right areas

4. 4 anterior right areas

According to this article, typical LUS diagnostic findings with COVID-19 pneumonia is pleural irregularities as anechoic spots that interrupt pleural lines or which one of the following?

Focal B lines

Pericardial effusion

Ground glass pattern

Emphysema

In this study, LUS was suggestive for COVID-19 pneumonia in how many patients?

2

4

1

3

In this study, what percentage of COVID-19 patient cases were asymptomatic?

38.5%

95%

60%

20%

Out of the 21 health care employees who presented with suggestive symptoms, how many had a cough?

10

1

2

6