Point-of-care ultrasound also outperforms auscultation in diagnosing asthma, COPD, and pleural effusion, a buildup of fluid between the lung and chest cavity (see table). Condition Auscultation ...

False negative rates were 30.3% for IA-ANPB and 3.1% for MT in pleural effusion alone, and were 11.9% and 4.7%, respectively, in pleural effusion with pleural thickening or lesions.

This trial was for people who had a pleural effusion caused by cancer. A pleural effusion is a build up of fluid in the space between the sheets of tissue that cover the outside of the lung and the ...

Nurses who are trained in the use of handheld pocket ultrasound devices can dispense diuretic drugs more precisely. ... pleural effusion was found to be present in 42% of the patients, ...

Results from a study presented today at The International Liver Congress 2015 demonstrate that the use of a pocket-sized ultrasound device (PUD) helps to reduce the need for further testing in ...

Evaluate for presence of pericardial effusion and suggestive findings of cardiac tamponade. Compare right versus left side cardiac chamber sizes. Identify inferior vena cava and internal jugular veins ...

Additionally, the authors found that lung ultrasound features can be used to reflect both the infection duration and disease severity. ... (3.6%) showed a small amount of pleural effusion.

Predictors of Viridans Streptococcal Shock Syndrome in Bacteremic Children With Cancer and Stem-Cell Transplant Recipients One hundred sixty patients with rapidly recurrent malignant pleural effusion ...

A drainage catheter is inserted into the cannula and placed with 1 end in the pleural cavity and the other in the amniotic cavity. The final position of the catheter is confirmed by ultrasound. Serial ...