August 15th, 2010 | 
Author: We find the ultrasound machine to be so useful in our practice on the wards – frequently the “obvious pleural effusion” turns out to be collapse, consolidation, elevated hemi-diaphragm, or a combination of them all. I’ve also found it incredibly useful for vascular access, and lymph node sampling. But here is a great example of how USS scanning can avoid life threatening “simple intervention”.
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