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Chapter 12<br />
Critically Ill Patients<br />
12.1 Critically ill patients 422<br />
Acute dyspnoea 422<br />
How to perform lung ultrasound 422<br />
Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema 423<br />
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) 425<br />
Pneumothorax (PNX) 426<br />
Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 426<br />
Pneumonia 427<br />
Pulmonary embolism 427<br />
Specific problems in ventilated patients 428<br />
Shock/hypotension 428<br />
<strong>Echo</strong> in cardiorespiratory arrest and focused echo protocols 432<br />
Left ventricular assistance device 433<br />
Suggested reading 438<br />
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