How do you suggest using POCUS to detect or confirm a pneumothorax?
Absence of lung sliding is considered sensitive but not specific, and a recent study highlighted some "lung point" mimickers when this finding was previously considered 100% specific for pneumothorax.
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Hospital Medicine · Northwestern University
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Great question - yes, there are mimickers of "lung point" (known as pseudo-lung point) such as pleural-based blebs, anatomical junction between heart/lung or between two lobes, focal adhesions - to name a few. On top of this, searching for a lung point in a deteriorating patient can delay interventi...
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