tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139373855718925643.post7286040635860546316..comments2023-11-05T01:44:16.280-08:00Comments on A life at risk: the Emergency Physician: Diagnosis of pneumonia. Is it the time for a combined imaging strategy?ciro paolillo chairmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963448010206765194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139373855718925643.post-6509212014420918972012-10-27T01:28:39.985-07:002012-10-27T01:28:39.985-07:00Fisrt of all thank you for your comment!
We think ...Fisrt of all thank you for your comment!<br />We think that if you can, you have to perform a 2 planes chest x ray (see also http://www.alifeatrisk.com/2012/06/chest-x-ray-and-aortic-dissection.html), but if the patient if unstable, to make a supine x ray is not a legal question, you need a panoramic view and above all an imagine that can go around with the patient…but you can't trust it if negative as you can't trust a 2 planes one as well! (see also http://www.alifeatrisk.com/2012/10/clinical-scenario-33-yo-woman-comes-to.html)ileniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122277759956966247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139373855718925643.post-49210048045765829492012-10-26T12:05:12.136-07:002012-10-26T12:05:12.136-07:00Hi brothers. In the last few months two important ...Hi brothers. In the last few months two important studies on lung ultrasound(LU) and pneumonia has been published, one by Coen & Duca, the other by Copetti & friends. The second study is really important because compares LU and 2 planes chest x-ray. LU combined with examination has an outstanding LR - 0.04. Do you think there is still place for the supine chest x-ray in diagnosing pneumonia? do you think is still usefull in excluding other causese of dyspnea or for legal issues? thanks for this magic blogMaurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639268229316463444noreply@blogger.com