Ecografía de bolsillo en Medicina Interna

Abstract

The use of pocket ultrasound devices at the patient's bedside by the internist will probably redefine physical examination and diagnostic approach in Internal Medicine. The recent marketing of these portable ultrasound devices, which may be carried by the doctor in his coat pockett, allows performing bedside ultrasound explorations, and to expand and detail the findings collected with the clinical history and the physical examination in real time, improving decision making at the bedside. It also provides an important aid in performing certain diagnostic tests such as thoracentesis and paracentesis. The development and implementation of this technology can revolutionize the doctor-patient approach in the coming years.