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The old-fashioned portable chest X-ray is still the preferred way of documenting pneumonia at the bedside. Although more cumbersome, CT scans are also frequently employed for more definitive diagnosis, esp. in the ER or the ICU setting. Historically, ultrasound of the lungs (LUS) was always problematic as the sound waves do Continue reading Lung Ultrasound has Come a Long Way→