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ArticleClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine2024

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Earlier Detection of Pediatric Pneumonia.

John H Priester, Prasanna Kumar, Jesse Naumann, Katherine Dolbec, Peter Weimersheimer, Christian D Pulcini

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John H PriesterUniversity of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
Prasanna KumarBrown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island.
Jesse NaumannUniversity of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
Katherine DolbecUniversity of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
Peter WeimersheimerUniversity of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
Christian D PulciniUniversity of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.

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Case Presentation: An 8-month-old infant presented to a general emergency department with chief complaints of rhinorrhea, decreased activity, and fever. A point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) was performed at bedside with potential early findings of pneumonia. Based on these findings on LUS, a chest radiograph (CXR) was ordered and performed with no acute findings. He was discharged without antibiotics based on these findings; unfortunately, he returned two days later with worsening symptoms requiring chest tube placement, mechanical ventilation, and prolonged hospitalization for complicated bacterial pneumonia. Discussion: Pneumonia is a major cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite evidence supporting the utilization of LUS for the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia, CXR remains the default imaging for clinical decision-making in most settings. In this case, earlier antibiotics and higher reliance on LUS for clinical decision-making may have prevented the morbidity associated with this hospitalization.

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