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Title : omparison Between Lung Ultrasound And Electrical Cardiometry In Measuring Thoracic Fluid Content In Pre-eclampsia. A Cross Sectional Study.
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Abstract
Pulmonary edema is a clinical diagnosis in which the patient presents with worsening dyspnea and orthopnea together with signs of respiratory compromise (tachypnea, auditory crackles and rales, and hypoxemia). (3). The need for non-invasive monitoring of lung congestion in those parturients is particularly important to avoid exposing them to more difficult and invasive methods for example: inserting pulmonary artery catheter or performing lung radiographs such as chest X-Ray or computed tomography scan. Therefore, noninvasive monitoring of total thoracic lung water is important to decrease morbidity and mortality. This can be achieved by lung ultrasound which helps in detection of pulmonary edema and assessment of congestion in acute heart failure. (4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10). However, the use of ultrasound requires experienced operator for optimum performance and interpretation of data. The Electrical Cardiometry system can also be used to measure total thoracic fluid volume. 11,12,13,14,15 and 16