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Hôpital Ambroise Paré Service de Réanimation Médicale, Boulogne (Paris-West University), France
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This chapter will probably be the shortest. It was necessary to understand quietly, step-by-step, the elementary sign (the B-line, Chap. 11), the developed sign (lung rockets, Chap. 12) of interstitial syndrome, and the phenomenon of lung sliding (Chap. 10).
Lung ultrasound is a dynamic tool investigating a dynamic organ, using a sign, lung sliding, with no equivalent using traditional tools (X-rays and CT mainly). This allows to define two opposing kinds of interstitial syndrome, the transudative and the exudative interstitial syndrome. In the BLUE-protocol, they were given short labels:
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The detection in a blue patient, at the anterior chest wall, of lung rockets associated with lung sliding (each word is important) has been called the B-profile (Video 13.1).
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BLUE-Protocol and Acute Hemodynamic Pulmonary Edema
Lung Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit
Noncritical Ultrasound, Within the ICU and Other Hot Settings
Suggestion for Classifying Air Artifacts
Which Equipment for the BLUE-Protocol 2. The Probe
The B’-profile is a B-profile with abolished lung sliding (Video 13.2).
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