Point-of-care ultrasound in a pandemic: Practical guidance in COVID-19 units

Table 1 Various applications of point-of-care ultrasound in a coronavirus disease 2019-units

Point of care ultrasound in COVID-units
Procedural guidance	Endotracheal intubation
	Peripheral intravenous access
	Central venous access
	Gastric tube placement
	Thoracentesis
	Paracentesis
	Lumbar puncture
Airways and lung	Pleural effusions
	Patchy B-lines and rugged pleural surface
	Consolidations
	Atelectasis
	Pneumothorax
Shock physiology	Fluid responsiveness
	Stroke volume assessment
	Pericardial effusion
	Right ventricular function
	Tricuspid annular planar systolic excursion
	Shunt physiology with agitated saline
	Deep vein thrombosis
Abdomen and hepatobiliary	Ascites
	Small bowel obstruction
	Acute cholecystitis
	Acute cholangitis
	Pancreatic evaluation
	Aortic evaluation
Genitourinary	Acute kidney injury
	Hydronephrosis
	Renal stones
	Renal vascular resistive indices for volume overload
Neurovascular	Optic nerve sheath diameter

COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019.