Pleural effusion
Diagnosis certain
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Chest
Findings
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Veiling of the right costophrenic recess, suggestive of right-sided pleural effusion.
Normal left costophrenic recess.
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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
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Frontal.
Description
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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
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Frontal.
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Findings
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Minimal right-sided pleural effusion.
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Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )
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Longitudinal.
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Pleural effusion on plain radiograph US correlation radiograph and US confirmation. Ultrasound is more sensitive to minimal pleural effusion, especially if <50 ml which could make no obvious changes on plain radiograph.
-<p><a href="/articles/pleural-effusion" title="Pleural effusion">Pleural effusion</a> plain radiograph US correlation.</p>- +<p><a href="/articles/pleural-effusion">Pleural effusion</a> on plain radiograph and US confirmation. Ultrasound is more sensitive to minimal pleural effusion, especially if <50 ml which could make no obvious changes on plain radiograph.</p>