Use of the 'sliding lung sign' in emergency bedside ultrasound

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 238-241

  Razzaq, Quaisar M ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bedside ultrasound; Emergency; Sliding lung sign

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LUNG; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LUNG; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 64849103312     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f4d15b     Document Type: Review

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