Assman Natascha L, Kok Bram, van Laarhoven Arjan, Lieveld Arthur W E, Schuit Frederik H, Bosch Frank H
Radboudumc, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Nijmegen.
Contact: Natascha L. Assman (
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 Apr 20;165:D5608.
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic presents a challenge for healthcare worldwide. In this context, rapid, correct diagnosis and early isolation of infected persons is of great importance. Pneumonia as an expression of COVID-19 is responsible for the most part of morbidity and mortality. Lung ultrasound can provide valuable information about the diagnosis of a COVID-19 pneumonia in daily practice. A normal ultrasound excludes COVID-19 pneumonia. Conversely, finding abnormalities matching with a COVID-19 pneumonia can be useful for isolation policy. Follow up lung ultrasound visualizes the development of the pneumonia and a possible alternative diagnosis can thereby be determined in the event of a deviating clinical course.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）大流行给全球医疗保健带来了挑战。在此背景下，对感染者进行快速、正确的诊断和早期隔离至关重要。作为新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）表现形式的肺炎是发病和死亡的主要原因。在日常实践中，肺部超声可为COVID-19肺炎的诊断提供有价值的信息。正常的超声检查可排除COVID-19肺炎。相反，发现与COVID-19肺炎相符的异常情况有助于隔离政策的制定。肺部超声随访可观察肺炎的发展情况，从而在临床病程出现偏差时确定可能的其他诊断。
