Lung Ultrasound characteristics of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected COVID-19 infection

Jay Chotai, MD¹, Kersti Elisabet Styren, MD¹, Håkon Lerstad, MD¹, My Svensson, MD, PhD², Eirik Petersen, MD, PhD¹

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Akershus University Hospital
²Department of Nephrology, Akershus University Hospital, Division of medicine and laboratory science, Oslo University.

Publication History

Article published online:
04 April 2024

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