PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jackson, Karl
AU  - Butler, Robert
AU  - Aujayeb, Avinash
TI  - Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 pandemic
AID  - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138137
DP  - 2021 Jan 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 34--39
VI  - 97
IP  - 1143
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/97/1143/34.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/97/1143/34.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J2021 Jan 01; 97
AB  - Lung ultrasound has been described for over a decade and international protocols exist for its application. It is a controversial area among pulmonologists and has had more uptake with emergency as well as intensive care physicians. We discuss the basics and evidence behind the use of lung ultrasound in respiratory failure, and what role we see it playing in the current 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.