Clinical specialty
Dr Tomas Villen Villegas, Consultant in Emergecncy Medicine, Spain discusses the use of ultrasound for the differential diagnosis of shortness of breath (Dyspnea). Shortness of breath — known medically as dyspnea — is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation.
Dr Villen Tomas states you need to perform a good physical exam of the patient, take a medical history and then perform lung ultrasound to narrow the differential diagnosis, such as Pneumothorax, Parenchymal Disease and Pleural Effusion.
Listen to Dr. Villen discuss what options you should consider when using lung ultrasound, such as probe type and technique, to help diagnose the cause of shortness of breath.
