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Ultrasound in Evaluating Diaphragm Dysfunction and Monitoring Treatment

November 3rd, 2023
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1Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, 2Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, 3Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 4Deparatment of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, 5Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network

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Diaphragm thickness and function can be assessed in healthy individuals and critically ill patients using point-of-care ultrasound. This technique offers an accurate, reproducible, feasible, and well-tolerated method for evaluating diaphragm structure and function.

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