What is it about?
A simple method, using ultrasound, to access lung water in dialysis patients
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Why is it important?
To facilitate the management of CKD patients under Haemodilaysis taking into account the risk of congestive heart failure due to overhydration
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This paper shows that physical examination (auscultation of the thorax) is quite insensitive for detecting subclinical lung edema in ESRD patients
Prof. Carmine Zoccali
Renal Research Institute
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This page is a summary of: The Agreement between Auscultation and Lung Ultrasound in Hemodialysis Patients: The LUST Study, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, September 2016, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03890416.
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