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- Title
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: Focused Versus Generalized Approaches to Scanning.
- Authors
Tanael, Michael
- Abstract
Admittedly, POCUS does appear an effective screening tool in some well-defined asymptomatic patient groups such as in those deemed at risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm per the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).[3] However, regularly scanning several organ systems during routine patient encounters bears little resemblance to using POCUS to perform guideline-directed screenings. The use of diagnostic point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) by generalists has become increasingly common in recent years. Consequently, clinicians ought to restrict their use of diagnostic POCUS to its traditional conceptualization as a focused exam that answers specific clinical questions arising from the history and physical.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; PHYSICIANS; PERIODIC health examinations; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 7, p2115
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-020-06290-3