An Overview on Volume Status Assessment by Lung Ultrasound

Abstract

Assessment of volume status can be challenging, and clinical assessment is often imprecise. Therefore, different adjunctive diagnostic tools are used in clinical practice, such as bioelectrical impedance, chest radiography, weight monitoring, and blood biomarkers. More recently, lung ultrasound has been proposed for the assessment of extravascular lung water and therefore reflects lung congestion. Lung ultrasound is a noninvasive bedside technique that can accurately assess pulmonary congestion by evaluating extravascular lung water. This technique is expanding and is easily available.