Point-of-care ultrasound in emergency department : a case report of acute dyspnea during pregnancy

• Published in: Revue médicale de Liège Vol. 71; no. 7-8; p. 349
• Main Authors: Marissiaux, L, Gensburger, M, Tromba, A, Duysinx, B, Meunier, P, D'Orio, V, Ghuysen, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Belgium 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Dyspnea - diagnosis; Dyspnea - drug therapy; Dyspnea - microbiology; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Point-of-Care Systems; Predictive Value of Tests; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology; Tuberculosis, Pleural - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Pleural - drug therapy; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods; Pregnancy; Dyspnea; Lung ultrasound

On the basis of the case report of a pregnant woman with acute pleuritis, this article describes the diagnostic modalities of dyspnea during pregnancy. The utility and effectiveness of bedside ultrasound examination by the emergency physician («POCUS») are reviewed in view of recent literature data....