• Cleve Clin J Med · Jun 2021

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    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist.

    • Guramrinder Singh Thind, Steven Fox, Mohit Gupta, Praveen Chahar, Robert Jones, and Siddharth Dugar.
    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH thindg@ccf.org.
    • Cleve Clin J Med. 2021 Jun 2; 88 (6): 345-359.

    AbstractPoint-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) has emerged as a vital tool in medicine. Initially used for procedural guidance, POCUS is now used for diagnostics and monitoring of the lung, heart, abdomen, and deep vein thrombosis. This wide applicability makes it an essential tool for hospitalists in daily clinical practice. This article provides an overview of the clinical integration of POCUS and basic image interpretation.Copyright © 2021 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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