• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Feb 2016

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    Advances in Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound.

    • Zareth Irwin and Justin O Cook.
    • Northwest Acute Care Specialists, Emergency medicine, 825 Northeast Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232, USA. Electronic address: zarethirwin@mac.com.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2016 Feb 1;34(1):151-7.

    AbstractPulmonary ultrasound continues to develop and is ideally suited for the evaluation and treatment of respiratory emergencies. It is portable, can be performed rapidly, has no ionizing radiation, and is highly sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of pneumothorax, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and free fluid in the chest.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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