Open AccessMultiorgan Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
Author(s) -
Zouheir Bitar,
Ossama Maadarani,
Mohamad Abdelfatah,
Hadeel Alothman,
Adnan Hajjiah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2022_003272
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , radiology , ultrasonography , chest pain , point of care ultrasound , pulmonary infarction , ultrasound , surgery
The main ultrasound criterion for diagnosing pulmonary infarction is the presence of triangular/wedge-shaped or rounded, hypoechogenic, homogeneous, pleura-based lesions. When used in point-of-care, ultrasonography of several organs can facilitate the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in a patient presenting with chest pain. We describe a case of chest pain which we thought was due to angina, but point-of-care ultrasonography directed us to a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.