uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Diaphragm Ultrasound - Weaning

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A 58-year-old man on ICU with tracheostomy is being weaned. He fails T-piece trials repeatedly despite adequate respiratory mechanics and resolved infection. The team performs a diaphragm ultrasound. The right hemidiaphragm shows <10% thickening fraction during spontaneous breathing. What does this indicate?

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