Pulmonary sonography at the bedside revealed areas of jagged fragmentary ... in the right costophrenic angle (Figure b). A pleural effusion was also seen. This pattern on pulmonary sonography ...

Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis ... Evaluate for joint effusion and assess for safety of bedside arthrocentesis or joint injection. Use ultrasound guidance ...

The once-unheard-of practice of bedside ultrasound is now standard in emergency rooms nationwide as the result of the curiosity of one man, Dietrich Jehle, MD. During a tour of German hospitals in ...