Frasure Sarah E, Dearing Elizabeth, Burke Morgan, Portela Maria, Pourmand Ali
Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA.
Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Aug 13;12(8):e9723. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9723.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) improves both the sensitivity and specificity with which clinicians can make a variety of diagnoses at the bedside from abdominal aortic aneurysm to kidney stones. In outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, and emergency departments, where ultrasound imaging may be delayed by hours or even days, the use of POCUS can be very helpful. We believe that POCUS facilitates both the triage of patients and provides diagnostic information quickly. We hope to advance the use of POCUS in the primary care setting and have reviewed six sonographic topics where we believe ultrasound can be of immense assistance to the physician in the outpatient setting.
床旁即时超声检查（POCUS）提高了临床医生在床边进行从腹主动脉瘤到肾结石等各种诊断的敏感性和特异性。在门诊诊所、紧急护理中心和急诊科，超声成像可能会延迟数小时甚至数天，此时使用POCUS会非常有帮助。我们认为POCUS有助于患者的分诊，并能快速提供诊断信息。我们希望推动POCUS在初级保健环境中的应用，并回顾了六个超声检查主题，我们认为在门诊环境中超声检查对医生会有极大的帮助。
