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ultrasound of chest/mediastinum

Indications: - pleural effusion - echocardiogram - diaphragmatic paralysis - mediastinal lymphadenopathy - pneumonia - acute heart failure

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echocardiography

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ultrasound (US, UTZ)

References

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Chest Ultrasound http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/pulmonary/chest_ultrasound_92,P07748/
  4. Chest Ultrasound http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=92&ContentID=P07748