The POCUS Consult: How Point of Care Ultrasound Helps Guide Medical Decision Making

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) allows for rapid, real-time evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory pathology. The advent of portable, handheld devices and increased recognition by accrediting bodies of the importance of POCUS in guiding clinical decision making has expanded its use across the...

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Published inInternational journal of general medicine Vol. 14; pp. 9789 - 9806
Main Authors Rice, Jake A, Brewer, Jonathan, Speaks, Tyler, Choi, Christopher, Lahsaei, Peiman, Romito, Bryan T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Critical care
Decision making
Ejection fraction
Emergency medical care
hemodynamics
Hospital patients
hypotension
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
respiratory failure
Review
Training
trauma
Ultrasonic imaging
Canada
United Kingdom
hypotension
trauma
respiratory failure
hemodynamics
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Summary:Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) allows for rapid, real-time evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory pathology. The advent of portable, handheld devices and increased recognition by accrediting bodies of the importance of POCUS in guiding clinical decision making has expanded its use across the hospital setting and within medical training programs. POCUS allows clinicians to begin immediate investigation into their differential diagnoses without waiting for a formal imaging study, enhancing the speed of clinical interpretation. In addition to its diagnostic utility, POCUS can also inform clinicians of patients' response to interventions when serial exams are obtained. This review examines the role of POCUS in the context of frequently encountered patients and highlights the key clinical questions that can be readily answered by POCUS.
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ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S339476