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Video 79-06: B-lines and absence of lung sliding

From: Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e

B-lines and absence of lung sliding. Although lung sliding is absent in this patient with pneumonia, visualization of B-lines confirms apposition of the visceral and parietal pleura ruling out pneumothorax.

29 secs
Author(s) Rodolfo A. Estrada, Jay I. Peters, Nilam J. Soni, Philip G. Ong
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