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

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.

SUBMITTER: Gillman LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352312 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature