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?
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.
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The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK.
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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