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. 2020 Apr 15;33(6):670–673. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.017

Figure 3.

Figure 3

POCUS work flow in suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Potential work flow for POCUS during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the instance that cardiopulmonary ultrasound is indicated. If available, and there is suspicion of cardiopulmonary abnormality requiring further evaluation, POCUS can be the first-line ultrasound examination performed. If the POCUS performed by a trained operator is sufficient to either exclude or define the cardiopulmonary abnormality, further TTE may not be required. If the POCUS is insufficient, limited or comprehensive TTE may be considered as appropriate.