title: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 1: Is ultrasound or chest x ray best for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in the emergency department?
abstract: ED transthoracic ultrasound is better than plain x ray in the diagnosis of pneumothorax in the supine patient. CT thorax is the gold standard for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Alsalim
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult