Is the lateral decubitus radiograph necessary for the management of a parapneumonic pleural effusion?

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1129-1132

  Metersky, Mark L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Radiography; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0141576800     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.3.1129     Document Type: Article

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