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.