Combatting COVID – What imaging should I use?

Question 1 of 3

1. Question

The Emergency Department is at full capacity and there are many patients awaiting chest X-ray. Name an alternative bedside imaging technique that has a higher sensitivity and specificity for COVID19 than CXR. (1 mark)

Question 2 of 3

2. Question

An SHO who has assigned herself to the patient would like to know how to perform lung ultrasound. What transducer would you use and with what orientation would you hold the probe to the chest? (0.5marks each)

Question 3 of 3

3. Question

Name 2 findings on Lung ultrasound that you would typically expect to find in a patient with COVID19. (0.5marks each)