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==Overview==
==Overview==
Chest films acquired in the lateral decubitus position (with the patient lying on their side) are more sensitive, and can pick up as little as 50 ml of fluid. At least 200ml-300 ml of fluid must be present before upright chest films can pick up signs of pleural effusion (e.g., blunted [[costophrenic angle]]s).<ref name="pmid6182697">{{cite journal| author=Sahn SA| title=The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. | journal=West J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 137 | issue= 2 | pages= 99-108 | pmid=6182697 | doi= | pmc=1274018 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6182697  }} </ref>
Chest films acquired in the lateral decubitus position (with the patient lying on their side) are more sensitive, and can detect as little as 50 ml of fluid. At least 200ml-300 ml of fluid must be present before upright chest films can detect signs of pleural effusion (e.g. blunted [[costophrenic angle]]s).<ref name="pmid6182697">{{cite journal| author=Sahn SA| title=The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. | journal=West J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 137 | issue= 2 | pages= 99-108 | pmid=6182697 | doi= | pmc=1274018 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6182697  }} </ref>


==Chest X Ray==
==Chest X Ray==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]

Overview

Chest films acquired in the lateral decubitus position (with the patient lying on their side) are more sensitive, and can detect as little as 50 ml of fluid. At least 200ml-300 ml of fluid must be present before upright chest films can detect signs of pleural effusion (e.g. blunted costophrenic angles).[1]

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Small bilateral pleural effusions that layer with decubitus views

References

  1. Sahn SA (1982). "The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions". West J Med. 137 (2): 99–108. PMC 1274018. PMID 6182697.

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