General Internal Medicine

Point-of-care Ultrasound

Questions discussed in this category

What do you think about using conventional thoracic imaging methods (e.g., X-ray, CT, etc.) to determine if a pleural effusion is of adequate size to consider thoracentesis?

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What is your process for considering alternative imaging modalities for cardiac imaging when POCUS is limited by patient conditions, such as emphysema or body habitus?

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Under what circumstances do you recommend POCUS guidance for lumbar puncture?

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What are some practical ways to incorporate cardiac POCUS in the primary care setting?

For example, do you find it most useful for outpatient disease assessment/management, consideration of further imaging or specialist referral, or tria...

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How do you decide the maximum amount of volume to remove during a therapeutic thoracentesis?

Do you use the traditional strict limit of 1.5 L, or do you consider removing more volume if a patient appears to tolerate it?

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How do you recommend incorporating B-lines on lung POCUS as part of evaluating a patient's volume status?

In particular, how do you reconcile situations where lung POCUS findings contradict other components of volume assessment (e.g. JVD, peripheral edema,...

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