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Role of point-of-care ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic: our recommendations in the management of dialytic patients.

COVID-19 is a viral disease due to the infection of the novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2, that has rapidly spread in many countries until the World Health Organization declared the pandemic from March 11, 2020. Elderly patients and those affected by …

The Unrecognized Threat of Secondary Bacterial Infections with COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the greatest pandemic of our generation, with 16 million people affected and 650,000 deaths worldwide so far. One of the risk factors associated with COVID-19 is secondary bacterial pneumonia. In recent studies …

Why, when, and how to use lung ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic: enthusiasm and caution

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the major current global health issues, due to its high rate of infection and increasing mortality. SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that spreads easily from symptomatic and asymptomatic …

MRI of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients: comparison with CT

Pneumonia is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromised patients. Computed tomography (CT) is the most sensitive imaging modality for the diagnosis and surveillance of these patients. Since CT exposes the patient to ionizing …

Radiological Imaging in Endocrine Hypertension

While different generations of assays have played important role in elucidating causes of different endocrine disorders, radiological techniques are instrumental in localizing the pathology. This statement cannot be truer in any disease entity other …