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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[Ultrasound]] is the goal standard for the diagnosis of hemothorax.


== Diagnostic Study of Choice ==
== Diagnostic Study of Choice ==
 
[[Ultrasound]] is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of hemothorax, diagnostic accuracy is however dependent on the operator.<ref name="pmid27299139">{{cite journal| author=Rahimi-Movaghar V, Yousefifard M, Ghelichkhani P, Baikpour M, Tafakhori A, Asady H | display-authors=etal| title=Application of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Hemothorax; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. | journal=Emerg (Tehran) | year= 2016 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 116-26 | pmid=27299139 | doi= | pmc=4902204 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27299139  }} </ref>
 
In traumatic causes of hemothorax, [[Focused assessment with sonography for trauma|FAST]] is the intial diagnostic study of choice.<ref name="pmid30855807">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume=  | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=30855807 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>
==== The comparison of various diagnostic studies for [disease name] ====
==== The comparison of various diagnostic studies for [disease name] ====
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

Overview

Ultrasound is the goal standard for the diagnosis of hemothorax.

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of hemothorax, diagnostic accuracy is however dependent on the operator.[1] In traumatic causes of hemothorax, FAST is the intial diagnostic study of choice.[2]

The comparison of various diagnostic studies for [disease name]

Test Sensitivity Specificity
US 67% 99%
C X-ray 54% 99%

References

  1. Rahimi-Movaghar V, Yousefifard M, Ghelichkhani P, Baikpour M, Tafakhori A, Asady H; et al. (2016). "Application of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Hemothorax; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Emerg (Tehran). 4 (3): 116–26. PMC 4902204. PMID 27299139.
  2. "StatPearls". 2020. PMID 30855807.

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