Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion
The diagnosis of pericardial effusion may be elusive, and only diagnosed with echocardiography. Case reports: Here we report the cases of two patients who presented to the emergency centre (EC) with dyspnoea, and their chest X-rays (CXR) revealed the “water bottle sign”, which is the typical appeara...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X16300520 |