1. Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults
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Zhi-Yang Zhang, Ling Long, Haotian Zhao, Guang-Ying Wang, and He-ling Zhao
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,High mortality ,MEDLINE ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,respiratory tract diseases ,Lung ultrasound ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,Infectious disease (medical specialty) ,Internal medicine ,Meta-analysis ,medicine ,Ultrasonography ,business - Abstract
Background:Pneumonia is a common and serious infectious disease that can cause high mortality. The role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the diagnosis of pneumonia is becoming more and more important.Methods:In the present study, we collected existing evidence regarding the use of LUS to diagnose
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- 2017
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