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lung point: a standalone construct

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Emergency medicine

the ultrasound location where normal lung sliding meets its absence, a sign specific to pneumothorax.

In emergency medicine, lung point refers to the ultrasound location where normal lung sliding meets its absence, a sign specific to pneumothorax. This meaning comes from Lichtenstein (2000) in Intensive Care Medicine.[1]

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References

Lichtenstein, D., Mezière, G., Biderman, P., & Gepner, A. (2000). The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax. Intensive Care Medicine, 26(10), 1434-1440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000627

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