المعلومة
Recent literature supports the use of bedside transthoracic ultrasound in the hands of experienced emergency medicine physicians as a superior modality for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in comparison to plain chest X-ray, particularly in the supine patient.
However if plain chest X-ray is used, a posterior-anterior (PA) film in full expiration should be used to detect a small pneumothorax.
However if plain chest X-ray is used, a posterior-anterior (PA) film in full expiration should be used to detect a small pneumothorax.
المرجع
Vincent J. Markovchick, Peter T.Pons, Katherine M. Bakes 2011 EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECRETS, 5th ed,St. Louis, Missouri, Elsevier Inc,p596
Sun, 2011-10-09 10:31
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