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An international peer-reviewed journal for health professionals and researchers in emergency medicine

Emerg Med J

2012;29:19-23 doi:10.1136/emj.2010.101584

Original article

Lung ultrasound is an accurate diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department

Table 2

Results of CXR and lung ultrasound compared with the diagnosis at discharge

	BPN + (81)	BPN − (39)
CXR
Positive	54 (67%)	6 (15%)
Negative	27 (33%)	33 (85%)
Ultrasound
Positive	80 (99%)	2 (5%)
Negative	1 (1%)	37 (95%)

BPN, pneumonia; CXR, chest x-ray.

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