Non-traumatic non-cardiovascular thoracic emergencies: role of imaging.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 26(9): 3249-3260, 2022 05.
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ABSTRACT
Patients presenting to the emergency with thoracic symptoms could have a wide variety of causes, even if the traumatic and vascular causes are excluded. Therefore, the diagnosis is often a challenge for emergency physicians. Anamnesis, physical examination and laboratory testing need to be integrated with imaging to get a rapid diagnosis and to distinguish among the potential causes. This review discusses the role of diagnostic imaging studies in the emergency setting in patients with non-traumatic non-cardiovascular thoracic symptoms. The use of chest x-ray, bedside lung Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the diagnosis and care of these patients have been reviewed as well as the common findings on imaging.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Emergências
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article