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Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition
Published on: March 3, 2023
Outpatient Point-of-Care Ultrasound
David M Tierney1, Joy Shen-Wagner2, Puja Dalal3
1Department of Graduate Medical Education, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA; Department of & Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Abstract:
The most commonly used outpatient primary care point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) applications are similar to those used in the inpatient setting (eg, cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal ultrasound). However, there are several additional POCUS applications that are highly applicable to the outpatient setting and should be considered for use by primary care practitioners. This article reviews 3 outpatient POCUS applications and their potential role in the primary care setting.
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