Pleural effusion (chest X-ray demonstrating blunting of the costophrenic angle, loss of the sharp silhouette of the ipsilateral hemidiaphragm in upright position, evidence of displacement of adjacent anatomical structures, or [in supine position] a hazy opacity in one hemithorax with preserved vascula...
HS or rhDNase.Results: The patients of the nebulized 3% HS solution group improved better chest X-ray scores parameters than the patients of the rhDNase group: chest X-ray scores were 5.1 ± 1.9 vs 4.8 ± 1.7 before treatment and 1.0 ± 0.8 vs 2.1 ± 1.4 after treatme...
Figure 01: Atelectasis Atelectasis can be diagnosed through physical symptoms evaluation, chest X-ray, and bronchoscopy. Furthermore, atelectasis can be treated through deep breathing exercises, removing obstruction in the lungs, physical therapy, bronchodilators, and managing tumors and chronic lung cond...