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Usman Jaffer

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PubMed2006

The need for chest radiography before initiating non-invasive ventilation: a case report.

Severe, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a common presentation to emergency departments in the UK. In this group of patients, clinical examination can be unreliable in excluding a pneumothorax. With the increasing role of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in these cases, we present a case report that highlights the need for an urgent chest X-ray prior to commencement of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.

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PubMed2005

Best evidence topic report. Transthoracic ultrasonography to diagnose pneumothorax in trauma.

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether transthoracic ultrasound can be used to diagnose pneumothoraces in trauma patients. A total of 46 papers were found using the reported search, of which four represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.

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