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LIMITED US WHEN NOT ENOUGH FLUID
Date: Dec 19, 2023
Question:
In the cases where US is done prior to thoracentesis if not enough fluid, we report the limited chest US only. However, if US is done on both RT and LT side but only LT side has enough fluid and thoracentesis is done, are we still able to report the limited US done for the RT with not enough fluid?
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