Paradoxical hemidiaphragm motion due to a massive effusion - Lung POCUS

The fatigued, inverted hemidiaphragm cannot contract during inspiration and gets sucked up by the negative intrathoracic pressure generated during an inspiratory effort. 

Dr. Udit Chaddha @udit_chaddha

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 2 years ago
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