Chest ultrasound in practice: A review of utility in the clinical setting

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 856-865

  Hew, M ^a   Heinze, S ^b  

^a Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Lung; Pleura; Respiratory insufficiency.; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFACT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHEST ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INFARCTION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; THORACOCENTESIS; TUBE; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUNG; PLEURA; PLEURAL DISEASES;

EID: 84865397101     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02816.x     Document Type: Review

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