Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Why Should Hospitalists Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound?
Authors: Anna M. Maw, Nilam J. Soni
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Web Exclusives17 April 2018Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Why Should Hospitalists Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound?Anna M. Maw, MD, MS and Nilam J. Soni, MD, MScAnna M. Maw, MD, MSUniversity of Colorado, Denver, Colorado (A.M.M.)Search for more papers by this author and Nilam J. Soni, MD, MScUniversity of Texas Health San Antonio and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas (N.J.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-0367 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Over the past decade, hospitalists have begun to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to answer focused diagnostic questions at the bedside. As ultrasound machines have become more compact and affordable, access to this technology has increased. As POCUS becomes more commonly used, many hospitalists are wondering whether they should learn how to use this technology. Here, we present a few reasons why more hospitalists are picking up POCUS.Don't Miss the ObviousAdding POCUS is a simple way to improve the accuracy of the bedside evaluation. Using POCUS makes it much easier to detect important abnormalities. Tappable pleural or pericardial effusions, ...References1. Llamas-Álvarez AM, Tenza-Lozano EM, Latour-Pérez J. Accuracy of lung ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest. 2017;151:374-382. [PMID: 27818332] doi:10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.039 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Pivetta E, Goffi A, Lupia E, Tizzani M, Porrino G, Ferreri E, et al; SIMEU Group for Lung Ultrasound in the Emergency Department in Piedmont. Lung ultrasound-implemented diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure in the ED: A SIMEU multicenter study. Chest. 2015;148:202-210. [PMID: 25654562] doi:10.1378/chest.14-2608 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Soni NJ, Lucas BP. Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2015;10:120-4. [PMID: 25408226] doi:10.1002/jhm.2285 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Mozzini C, Di Dio Perna M, Pesce G, Garbin U, Fratta Pasini AM, Ticinesi A, et al. Lung ultrasound in internal medicine efficiently drives the management of patients with heart failure and speeds up the discharge time. Intern Emerg Med. 2018;13:27-33. [PMID: 28803375] doi:10.1007/s11739-017-1738-1 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Oks M, Cleven KL, Cardenas-Garcia J, Schaub JA, Koenig S, Cohen RI, et al. The effect of point-of-care ultrasonography on imaging studies in the medical ICU: a comparative study. Chest. 2014;146:1574-1577. [PMID: 25144593] doi:10.1378/chest.14-0728 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado (A.M.M.)University of Texas Health San Antonio and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas (N.J.S.)Disclosures: Dr. Soni reports grants/grants pending from the Department of Veterans Affairs and royalties for Elsevier-Saunders. Authors not named here have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Disclosures can also be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-0367.Requests for Single Reprints: Anna M. Maw, MD, MS, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, MD, University of Colorado, Street 12401 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045; e-mail, anna.[email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAnnals for Hospitalists - 17 April 2018 David H. Wesorick and Vineet Chopra Metrics 17 April 2018Volume 168, Issue 8Page: HO2-HO3KeywordsEdemaHeart failureHospital medicineHospitalistsLength of stayLungsPleural effusionSpecificityThoraxUltrasound imaging ePublished: 17 April 2018 Issue Published: 17 April 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...