Portable bedside ultrasound: the visual stethoscope of the 21^stcentury

• Main Authors: Gillman Lawrence M, Kirkpatrick Andrew W
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2012-03-01
• Series: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
• Subjects: Point of care ultrasound; Physical exam; Pleural rub
• Online Access: http://www.sjtrem.com/content/20/1/18
• ISSN: 1757-7241

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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 21^stcentury.</p>