Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) significantly augments physical exam and improves medical management, and many medical schools across the United States are implementing undergraduate POCUS curricula. As a result, internal medicine (IM) residency programs have incoming interns with varying levels of POCUS knowledge and skill. We administered a needs assessment questionnaire to incoming interns [...]

Background: Few studies have compared the effectiveness of brief training courses on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skill acquisition of novice faculty vs. trainees. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in POCUS image interpretation skills and confidence of novice faculty vs. trainees after a 1-day POCUS training course. Methods: A 1-day POCUS training [...]

Background: Tissue pathology plays an integral role in the diagnosis of various conditions, especially malignancy. Traditionally biopsy procedures, including core needle biopsy (CNB), have been performed by specialists under imaging guidance. They are traditionally done in special procedure rooms/suites–which come with an added cost of nursing staff, transportation and equipment. Meanwhile hospitalists are increasingly becoming [...]

Background: Ultrasonography has been used for the last decades as a diagnostic tool. In recent years has been used in internal medicine at the bedside as a safe method that can easily detect abnormalities and provides immediate feedback. Purpose: Describe the Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) that has been made in an Internal Medicine Department [...]

Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an integral part of the physical examination and a valuable diagnostic tool. POCUS is unique among medical technologies in that it requires physical co-location of the provider and patient. Previous studies have shown the value of shared decision-making between patients and providers requiring a mutual understanding of [...]

Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is emerging as a useful diagnostic tool for several lung pathologies including pulmonary edema. The number of sonographic B-lines on LUS has been used as a test to detect pulmonary congestion in patients with chronic heart failure. However, its ability to detect elevated left-sided filling pressures relative to accepted noninvasive measure [...]