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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Clinical Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 109-1

  • Book

  • January 2025
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5994605
In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Irene Ma brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Clinical Care. Top experts describe commonly accepted applications in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and incorporate approaches to integrated POCUS in the assessment of the common medical conditions. Articles also discuss the potential pitfalls and limitations in the use of POCUS and describe the infrastructure and educational elements necessary to support its practice.
  • Contains 20 relevant, practice-oriented topics including basic abdominal ultrasound; basic musculoskeletal ultrasound; advanced cardiac POCUS; procedures; POCUS in resource-limited settings; POCUS safety and patient-centered POCUS; and more.
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on point-of-care ultrasound in clinical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Authors

Irene Ma Professor, John A. Buchanan Chair, Division of General Internal Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.