Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 24, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak: less stethoscope, more ultrasound.

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  • This article suggests that lung ultrasound is equally effective as a chest X-ray in detecting lung pathologies, and recommend using it to reduce COVID-19 exposure from patients to HCWs.

Buonsenso et al. (Mar 20, 2020). COVID-19 outbreak: less stethoscope, more ultrasound. Lancet Respiratory Med. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30120-X