On Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease-19 Reply

Journal of Ultrasound in MedicineVolume 40, Issue 12 p. 2785-2786 Letter to the Editor On Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease-19 Reply Irene W. Y. Ma MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, Corresponding Author Irene W. Y. Ma MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-0171 Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Address correspondence to Irene W. Y. Ma, MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVicki E. Noble MD, FACEP, Vicki E. Noble MD, FACEP Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorGregory Mints MD, Gregory Mints MD orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-2608 Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorTanping Wong MD, Tanping Wong MD Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorAna Claudia Tonelli MD, PhD, Ana Claudia Tonelli MD, PhD Department of General Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre and Department of Medicine, Unisinos University, São Leopoldo, RS, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorArif Hussain MD, FRCA, FCCP, Arif Hussain MD, FRCA, FCCP Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Department of Cardiac Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSearch for more papers by this authorRachel B. Liu MD, Rachel B. Liu MD orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-0325 Section of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USASearch for more papers by this authorChristopher A. Hergott MD, Christopher A. Hergott MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorElaine Dumoulin MD, Elaine Dumoulin MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAlex Chee MD, Alex Chee MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel J. Miller MD, Daniel J. Miller MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrandie Walker MD, PhD, Brandie Walker MD, PhD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrian Buchanan MD, Brian Buchanan MD Department of Critical Care, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Wagner MD, Michael Wagner MD Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina, USASearch for more papers by this authorShane Arishenkoff MD, Shane Arishenkoff MD Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Liteplo MD, Andrew S. Liteplo MD Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author Irene W. Y. Ma MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, Corresponding Author Irene W. Y. Ma MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-0171 Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Address correspondence to Irene W. Y. Ma, MD, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVicki E. Noble MD, FACEP, Vicki E. Noble MD, FACEP Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorGregory Mints MD, Gregory Mints MD orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-2608 Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorTanping Wong MD, Tanping Wong MD Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorAna Claudia Tonelli MD, PhD, Ana Claudia Tonelli MD, PhD Department of General Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre and Department of Medicine, Unisinos University, São Leopoldo, RS, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorArif Hussain MD, FRCA, FCCP, Arif Hussain MD, FRCA, FCCP Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Department of Cardiac Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSearch for more papers by this authorRachel B. Liu MD, Rachel B. Liu MD orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-0325 Section of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USASearch for more papers by this authorChristopher A. Hergott MD, Christopher A. Hergott MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorElaine Dumoulin MD, Elaine Dumoulin MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAlex Chee MD, Alex Chee MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel J. Miller MD, Daniel J. Miller MD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrandie Walker MD, PhD, Brandie Walker MD, PhD Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrian Buchanan MD, Brian Buchanan MD Department of Critical Care, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Wagner MD, Michael Wagner MD Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina, USASearch for more papers by this authorShane Arishenkoff MD, Shane Arishenkoff MD Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Liteplo MD, Andrew S. Liteplo MD Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15650Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1Soldati G, Smargiassi A, Perrone T, et al. There is a validated acquisition protocol for lung ultrasonography in Covid-19 pneumonia. 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