“It must be confessed that there is something even ludicrous in the picture of a grave physician formally listening through a long tube applied to the patient’s thorax, as if the disease within were a ...

Is the stethoscope going the way of the dodo--to be replaced by handheld ultrasound? In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Scott D. Solomon, M.D., and Fidencio Saldana, M.D., of ...

Innovations in technology have enabled the creation of point-of-care ultrasound, which allows clinicians to gather images at the first patient assessment, improving care quality by reducing wait times ...

It’s been called “The Stethoscope of the Future.” Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be applied in a variety of settings thanks to its small size and portability, from hospital bedsides to sports ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . She explained several potential benefits. “The physician may bring the ultrasound scanner to the patient’s home ...

Point-of-care ultrasound devices can shorten hospital stays and reduce costs for patients admitted with shortness of breath, according to a Sept. 5 study in JAMA Network Open. In a 200-patient trial, ...

One of the biggest daily challenges faced by healthcare providers is obtaining accurate diagnostic answers in a timely manner. Clinicians spend years training in physical diagnosis, mastering ...

Clinicians at UAB are using handheld ultrasound machines, known as point-of-care ultrasound, or POCUS, to identify soft-tissue infections, fluid accumulation in the joints and abdomen, gallbladder ...

Author considers point-of-care ultrasound as a tool to be mastered over a career in medicine, rather than in an already packed PA school curriculum. Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Russell Horowitz, ...