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**Displaced visceral pleural line without lung markings between pleural line and chest wall | **Displaced visceral pleural line without lung markings between pleural line and chest wall | ||
**Upright is best | **Upright is best | ||
***Expiratory films DO NOT improve accuracy<ref>Eur Respir J. 1996 Mar;9(3):406-9<ref | ***Expiratory films DO NOT improve accuracy<ref>Eur Respir J. 1996 Mar;9(3):406-9</ref> | ||
**Supine CXR = deep sulcus sign | **Supine CXR = deep sulcus sign | ||
*CT Chest | *CT Chest | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 13 May 2015
Workup
- CXR
- Displaced visceral pleural line without lung markings between pleural line and chest wall
- Upright is best
- Expiratory films DO NOT improve accuracy[1]
- Supine CXR = deep sulcus sign
- CT Chest
- Very sensitive and specific
- Ultrasound
- NO comet tail artifact
- No sliding lung sign
- Bar Code appearance on M-mode (absence of "seashore" waves)
- ↑ Eur Respir J. 1996 Mar;9(3):406-9