• Valerio Massimo Magro.
• Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80100 Naples, Italy.
• Fam Pract. 2024 Sep 24.

AbstractSeveral articles have appeared in the medical literature on the use of ultrasound in primary care. Point-of-care ultrasound refers to ultrasound protocols performed at the bedside to evaluate many conditions such as aortic aneurysm or assessment of left ventricular function by estimation of ejection fraction. Primary care physicians can play a key role in evaluating such conditions for their patients. It should be considered that the use of ultrasound in general practice can not only be an aid to diagnosis but also an active screening tool, accessible even to those with basic training in ultrasound; the left ventricle and large abdominal vessels are indeed clearly visible with this technique, which with little training can become accessible to many. In a working organization, so few trained physicians would be sufficient to screen the target population of the entire group and extend the assessment to a large number of participants.© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.

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