Imaging - chest ultrasound
Role
- Bedside ultrasound of the pleura/lung - detects effusion, pneumothorax (absent lung sliding), and consolidation; guides safe thoracentesis/ICC placement
- Increasingly used as point-of-care imaging by respiratory physicians and intensivists - substantially reduces the complication rate of blind pleural procedures
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