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Pleuritic pain and radio-occult lesion

A 33 y/o woman, comes to the ED because of a sudden emithorax pain localized on the left in basal region. The pain is described as stabbing, well localised, it worsen with inspirium …a pleuritic pain, no cough, no fever, not hemoptysis. She smokes, she does not take any medication. Chest x ray is normal.…

ByIlenia Spallino11 October 20120Comments

Chest Ultrasound

Diagnosis of pneumonia. Is it the time for a combined imaging strategy?

A 80 yo man is brought from an assisted-living facility because of fever, productive cough, tachycardia and dyspnoea. He has a history of dementia and hypertension. He is cachectic, you hear ronchi on the left side. How should you approach this patient? In the Emergency department setting the pretest probability of pneumonia…

ByCiro Paolillo5 April 20120Comments

The Emergency Physician

Pleuritic pain and radio-occult lesion

Diagnosis of pneumonia. Is it the time for a combined imaging strategy?

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