Crackles and Comets: Lung Ultrasound to Detect Pulmonary Congestion in Patients on Dialysis is Coming of Age

Richard A Sherman

doi:10.2215/CJN.09140816

Crackles and Comets: Lung Ultrasound to Detect Pulmonary Congestion in Patients on Dialysis is Coming of Age

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Nov 7;11(11):1924-1926. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09140816. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Author

Richard A Sherman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

No abstract available

Keywords: High-Energy Shock Waves; Pulmonary Circulation; Pulmonary Edema; dialysis volume; edema; fluid overload; humans; lung; lung crackles; lung ultrasound; renal dialysis; uremic lung.

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Editorial
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MeSH terms

Humans
Lung
Pulmonary Edema
Renal Dialysis*
Respiratory Sounds*
Ultrasonography