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Lung Ultrasound in The Elderly Patients with Dyspnea: A Series Case Reports

Volume 9 - Issue 3

Natalia Buda*1, Krystian Sporysz2, Paweł Michalski2 and Zbigniew Zdrojewski1

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    • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Connective Tissue Diseases and Geriatrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
    • 2Student scientific circle at clinic of Internal Medicine, Connective Tissue Diseases and Geriatrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

    *Corresponding author: Natalia Buda, Department of Internal Medicine, Connective Tissue Diseases and Geriatrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

Received: September 26, 2018;   Published: September 28, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.09.001802

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Abstract

Dyspnea is a common symptom and leading cause of hospital admissions of geriatric patients. Elderly patients who need hospitalisation, characterized by multiple chronic diseases. The most common causes of dyspnea are deterioration of Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) and pneumonia. Basic diagnostic tools for dyspnea such as a chest X-ray, ECG and laboratory testing (including B-type natriuretic peptide marking) often fail in helping us reach a diagnosis. A transthoracic Lung Ultrasound (LUS) appears to be a helpful, safe and simple diagnostic method.

Keywords: Dyspnea; Pneumonia; Lung Ultrasound; Pulmonary Edema

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