Two cases where bedside ultrasound was able to distinguish pulmonary bleb from pneumothorax

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-205

  Simon, Barry C ^a,b   Paolinetti, Lauri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullous emphysema; Pleura; Pneumothorax; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; DOXYCYCLINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; SALBUTAMOL; SULFANILAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; PAIN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLISTER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 22144448494     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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