Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia: A Review

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) accounts for 1.4 million emergency department visits and 740 000 hospitalizations annually in the US. Author Andre Kumar, MD, MEd, of Stanford University School of Medicine joins JAMA Deputy Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, to discuss the use of point-of-care ultrasound for diagnosis of CAP. Related Content: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama... Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Emergency (BLUE) for Evaluation of Dyspnea Podcast was originally published on June 3, 2026. https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learnin... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow JAMA Clinical Reviews on: Youtube:    • JAMA Clinical Reviews   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/229VuDi... Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/3ghw Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1027430378 Website: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more from JAMA • https://www.jama.com •   / jamajournal   •   / jama_current   •   / jamanetwork   Follow the JAMA Network • https://www.jamanetwork.com • http://www.jamanetworkaudio.com •   / jamanetwork   •   / jamanetwork   •   / jamanetwork   •   / jamanetwork