Bleb point: Mimicker of pneumothorax in bullous lung disease

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 447-449

  Gelabert, Christopher ^a   Nelson, Mathew ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullous lung disease; Lung ultrasound; Pneumothorax; Radiography; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX DRAINAGE; BLISTER; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; BLISTER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84929092645     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.3.24809     Document Type: Article

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