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Frontal view
with patient lying on his side
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Cross table
lateral technique
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Non-dependent
lung is hyperinflated
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Free fluid will
layer along dependent chest wall
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Quantify (?)
effusion
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Simple or
loculated?
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Bonus is
good look at “up” lung and finding
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unexpected
contralateral effusion
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Get both decub’s!
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