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Table 4 Concordance between PoCUS diagnosis and final composite diagnosis

From: Point of care ultrasound as initial diagnostic tool in acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care center: diagnostic accuracy study

Diagnosis

K value

Pneumonia

0.634

Acute pulmonary edema

0.836

Pleural effusion

0.854

LV dysfunction

0.590

Pericardial effusion

0.798

ACS

0.665

Pulmonary embolism

1.000

Pneumothorax

1.000

AECOPD/asthma

0.111

ARDS/ALI

0.392

Others

0.466

Total

0.668

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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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