Volume 109, Issue 9, Pages 1207-1212 (September 2015) Lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of community acquired pneumonia in children Emilia Urbankowska, Katarzyna Krenke, Łukasz Drobczyński, Piotr Korczyński, Tomasz Urbankowski, Marta Krawiec, Grażyna Kraj, Michał Brzewski, Marek Kulus Respiratory Medicine Volume 109, Issue 9, Pages 1207-1212 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.06.011 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flowchart presenting the relationships between radiographic and LUS findings on admission. CXR – chest radiograph (+) positive and (−) negative for pneumonia; LUS – lung ultrasound (+) positive and (−) negative for pneumonia; pts – patients. Respiratory Medicine 2015 109, 1207-1212DOI: (10.1016/j.rmed.2015.06.011) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Flowchart presenting the relationships between follow-up radiographic and LUS findings on 5th and 7th and between the 10th and 14th day, respectively. CXR - chest radiograph (+) positive and (−) negative for pneumonia; LUS – lung ultrasound (+) positive and (−) negative for pneumonia; pts - patients. Respiratory Medicine 2015 109, 1207-1212DOI: (10.1016/j.rmed.2015.06.011) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 LUS image of the pneumonic lung consolidation in 16-year-old boy (A) on the day of admission, (B) after 5 days of treatment. Respiratory Medicine 2015 109, 1207-1212DOI: (10.1016/j.rmed.2015.06.011) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions