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cord-351597-bdazrbsz	Thalappillil, Richard	POCUS to guide fluid-therapy in COVID-19	2020-05-06		.txt	text/plain	508	34	43	Placing patients with severe ARDS in the prone position is employed as high settings or limits of mechanical ventilation are reached. 5 Posterior lung ultrasound, if identifying significant areas of normal lung parenchyma, may identify patients in whom early proning may reduce precipitous increases in ventilator settings, 3 escalation of vasopressors, and need for neuromuscular paralysis. We depict a COVID-19 patient pre-and post-proning demonstrating improved lung aeration and reduced consolidation (Figure 2 ). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network Utility of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound for Initial Assessment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients in the Emergency Department Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Lung ultrasound after placing patient in prone position demonstrates significant "B lines" (arrows) consistent with acute respiratory distress syndrome, however with improved aeration. Clinically, the patient's oxygenation improved as well after proning	./cache/cord-351597-bdazrbsz.txt	./txt/cord-351597-bdazrbsz.txt