Tag: ultrasonography
Diagnostic Imaging on iPhone
FDA just cleared Butterfly Network's iQ an iPhone-connected Ultrasound system, which claims it is the world's first "ultrasound-on-a-chip" system. Butterfly iQ is FDA 510(k) cleared for diagnostic imaging across 13 clinical... read more
The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography
Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) can augment physical examination and procedural efficacy but requires appropriate education and program setup. As POCUS continues to spread, internal medicine physicians need to clarify... read more
Utility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography During MET
Lung ultrasonography can be rapidly performed in the majority of patients with MET activation for respiratory deterioration. As an independent diagnostic test, lung ultrasonography is non-inferior to the medical emergency... read more
Detection of Pulmonary Embolism During Cardiac Arrest
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the right ventricle is more dilated during resuscitation from cardiac arrest caused by pulmonary embolism, compared with hypoxia and primary arrhythmia. The right ventricle... read more
Critical care ultrasonography in acute respiratory failure
CCUS combining CCE and chest ultrasonography rapidly provides valuable information in patients presenting with ARF. A pragmatic and systematic applied protocol may first evaluate how aerated is the lung and whether there... read more
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
The long-term follow-up of the Western Australian trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) reported in this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine1 is likely the last report from the 4 randomized clinical trials1- 4... read more
