Resumen El ultrasonido pulmonar es una herramienta de fícil reproducibilidad en pacientes estables y críticos que se utiliza para valorar el estado de congestón y comprobar la causa de la disnea. En este texto se revisan los fundamentos de la ecografía pulmonar, los protocolos de adquisición y su in...
Abstract Sclerosing mediastinitis (SM), previously named chronic fibrosing mediastinitis, is an inflammatory process that in its end-stage results to sclerosis around the mediastinal structures. SM is quite rare and has been correlated with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as malignancy. SM ...
Acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema is a rare clinical entity which sometimes complicates the perioperative period. Even though one of the main causes is the acute obstruction of the airway, which may occur during a laryngospasm event, its etiology is varied and must be known for an adequate clinical m...
Pulmonary expansion edema is a rare complication of the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. We report a 20 year old male admitted with a right primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A chest tube connected to a water seal was placed, achieving lung expansion. Immediately, the patient presented hypo...
Abstract Pulmonary congestion is an important clinical finding in patients with heart failure (HF). Physical examination and chest X-ray have limited accuracy in detecting congestion. Pulmonary ultrasound (PU) has been incorporated into clinical practice in the evaluation of pulmonary congestion. This pa...
Las tiazidas son fármacos frecuentemente usados en la terapia de la hipertensión arterial. Las reacciones adversas de riesgo vital como shock y edema pulmonar agudo son raros. Comunicamos el caso de una mujer de 55 años de edad atendida en Hospital de Puerto Montt, quien tras dos horas de ingerir hidr...
Abstract Introduction: Ultrasound is an emerging method for assessing lung congestion but is still seldom used. Lung congestion is an important risk of cardiac events and death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis (HD). Objective: We investigated possible variables associated with...