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It's the Wild, Wild West in Ultrasound: It's Like ...
It's the Wild, Wild West in Ultrasound: It's Like a Stethoscope
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In this video, Bryce Milligan, a nurse practitioner, discusses the role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in critical care medicine. Milligan emphasizes the need for standardized POCUS programs and addresses various aspects related to program administration. He highlights the importance of simple and basic POCUS exams that focus on specific diagnostic or management questions. Milligan also compares the accuracy of the stethoscope and ultrasound in different medical conditions, noting that ultrasound provides improved detection of pathologies and diagnostic accuracy. He explains that novice learners can successfully perform POCUS exams and emphasizes the benefits of serial exams, image archiving, and simple documentation. Milligan also discusses the barriers to ultrasound use and suggests that providers should be empowered to embrace this evolving technology. He concludes by noting the potential future uses of POCUS and advocating for it to become the standard of care, similar to the stethoscope.
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Procedures, 2023
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Type: one-hour concurrent | Pro/Con: POCUS Program Administration: More Versus Less? (SessionID 1225713)
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Procedures
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Ultrasound
Year
2023
Keywords
point-of-care ultrasound
POCUS
critical care medicine
standardized POCUS programs
diagnostic accuracy
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