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ultrasound of chest/mediastinum
Indications:
- pleural effusion
- echocardiogram
- diaphragmatic paralysis
- mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- pneumonia
- acute heart failure
Related
echocardiography
General
ultrasound (US, UTZ)
References
- Nazerian P et al.
Accuracy of lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of consolidations
when compared to chest computed tomography.
Am J Emerg Med 2015 May; 33:620
PMID: 25758182
- Pivetta E et al.
Lung ultrasound-implemented diagnosis of acute decompensated
heart failure in the ED: A SIMEU multicenter study.
Chest 2015 Jul 1; 148:202
PMID: 25654562
- Chest Ultrasound
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- Chest Ultrasound
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