While assisting a physician with a transthoracic ultrasound exam, you observe gliding or shimmering of the pleural layer during breathing. This observation

A. is consistent with the interstitial syndrome
B. rules out an underlying pneumothorax
C. indicates the presence of pleural adhesions
D. confirms an underlying pneumothorax


Ans: B. rules out an underlying pneumothorax

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

The psychiatric disorder schizophrenia appears to be related to an increased release of ____________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health Professions

The right to privacy is limited in the event that the _____

A) Patient is an employee of the facility where the records are maintained B) Patient rights to privacy interfere in some way with the public good C) Right to privacy is absolute under the United States Constitution D) Right to confidentiality and privacy is mandated by HIPAA legislation

Health Professions

Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code using an ICD-9-CM code book for the statements given in the following questions

Intracranial pressure monitoring

Health Professions

Following the termination of a rescue incident, all equipment used at the scene must be checked before being reloaded onto the apparatus.

a. true b. false

Health Professions