Point-of-care ultrasound in pre-bronchoscopy assessment of acute dyspnea: A case of concurrent massive pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis

• Main Authors: Mohammad Amirul Shahril Ahmad, Larry Ellee Nyanti, Jie Cong Yeoh, Hing, Chan Tha A, Chai, Chan Sin, Tie, Siew Teck
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2022
• Subjects: RC71-78.7 Examination. Diagnosis Including radiography
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34481/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34481/2/FULLTEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34481/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rcr2.1029; https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1029

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) leads to efficient real-time diagnosis in a wide range of medical specialties. We describe the use of cardiac, lung and lower limb POCUS to rapidly diagnose massive pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in a 64-year-old patient presenting with acute dyspnea pri...