What is a chest ultrasound?
Chest ultrasound is a non-invasive diagnostic technique based on the use of ultrasound. Test performed for patients who are almost always hospitalised, usually as a guide to drain a pleural effusion
What is chest ultrasound used for?
Ultrasound allows rapid visualisation of the inside of the chest cavity to check for excess fluid in the pleural space.
If it is used to examine the heart and its valves, chest ultrasound is called an echocardiogram.
Which patients can undergo chest ultrasound?
Chest ultrasound is suitable for all patients.
Is it a painful or dangerous test?
Chest ultrasound is neither dangerous nor painful.
How does the chest ultrasound scan work?
The patient is asked to remove his or her clothes and lie on a couch in a supine position, lying on their side or with their arms crossed behind their head.
Gel will be smeared on the affected area, which will then be examined with a probe.
During the procedure you may be asked to change position to better visualise the areas to be analysed, to cough or to inhale.
At the end of the analysis it will only be necessary to wipe off the gel.
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