Portable bedside ultrasound: the visual stethoscope of the 21st century

Autor: Gillman Lawrence M, Kirkpatrick Andrew W
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 1, p 18 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1757-7241
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-18
Popis: Abstract Over the past decade technological advances in the realm of ultrasound have allowed what was once a cumbersome and large machine to become essentially hand-held. This coupled with a greater understanding of lung sonography has revolutionized our bedside assessment of patients. Using ultrasound not as a diagnostic test, but instead as a component of the physical exam, may allow it to become the stethoscope of the 21st century.
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