The use of portable ultrasound to estimate intravascular volume status and extravascular lung water has been validated in the management of acute respiratory failure and heart failure. The literature validates the use of ultrasound for evaluation
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We describe an imaging protocol that enables the clinician to visualize, in real-time, the patient's intravascular and extravascular space volumes and set diuresis and fluid removal parameters accordingly for the safe and efficient treatment of pulmonary edema.