1. What can TEE tell us about lung function? Dr. Yiorgos Alexandros Cavayas
Channel: TGH Advanced Perioperative Imaging Lab
Date: 2022-12-02

Objectives
1. Discuss the use of point-of-care real-time trans-esophageal lung ultrasonography (TELU) for quickly establishing the etiology of acute hypoxemia.
2. Define the advantages and disadvantages of TELU vs trans-thoracic lung ultrasonography.

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