Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the underlying cause of a global crisis that the entire world is facing. It is a highly contagious viral infection, which is why social distancing seems to be effective. Its ability to survive on various surfaces and aerosolize necessitates very meticulous precautions, including airborne isolation for severely ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation. However, these patients may need routine diagnostic investigations including chest computed tomography and chest tomography angiogram scans (CT and CTA) to rule out other potential differential diagnoses and guide management. In this case, we focus on the utility of multiorgan ultrasonography (MOU) at the bedside to diagnose and manage pulmonary embolism (PE) in COVID-19 patients.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, Pulmonary embolism, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2, multi-organ ultrasound, mou, chest computed tomogram, chest tomography angiogram, 【초록키워드】 viral infection, Coronavirus disease 2019, pandemic, mechanical ventilation, social distancing, tomography, Chest computed tomography, management, Chest, Patient, Isolation, utility, COVID-19 patients, diagnose, Multiorgan, contagious, precautions, CTA, effective, caused, differential diagnose, diagnostic investigation, severely ill patient, 【제목키워드】 pulmonary, Embolism, Ultrasonography, presentation,