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This video shows the left lung base in a patient with a large simple effusion. The spleen and overlying diaphragm are on the right side of the screen. The densely atelectatic lower lobe can be seen moving with respirations. Also visible is the heart (in this case a short axis view). The heart can be seen to have a decreased ejection fraction, which was the underlying cause of this effusion.