All of the following are typical findings of a small pleural effusion except:

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Small-volume findings include (1) blunting of the otherwise sharp angle between the chest wall and the point at which the diaphragm touches the chest wall laterally (the costophrenic [CP] angle) and (2) a small meniscus sign, a sign seen whenever fluid starts to fill the space between the lung and the chest wall, forming an opaque white crescent (meniscus) next to the chest wall.

All of the Following Are Typical Findings of a Small