Open AccessModified BLUE protocol ultrasonography can diagnose thrombotic complications of COVID‐19 with normal lung ultrasound
Author(s) -
Zaalouk Tamer Mohamed,
Bitar Zouheir Ibrahim,
Maadarani Ossama Sajeh,
Ragab Elshabasy Ragab Desouky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4075
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , thrombosis , covid-19 , deep vein , ultrasonography , radiology , lung , ultrasound , cardiology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The BLUE protocol provides an excellent step‐by‐step approach for diagnosis of acute dyspnea. Adding FECHO (Focused Echocardiography) to the BLUE protocol completes the picture and helps make solid diagnoses, especially in submassive and massive PE (Pulmonary embolism). COVID‐19 infection can present with thrombotic manifestations like DVT (Deep vein thrombosis) and PE with no ultrasonographic evidence of lung parenchymal affection.