Clinical ultrasonography in the decision-making process in medicine

Publication date: Available online 10 June 2019Source: Revista Clínica Española (English Edition)Author(s): G. García de Casasola, I. Casado López, J. Torres-MachoAbstractClinical ultrasonography has undergone significant development in recent years due to its considerable usefulness and equipment miniaturization, which have enabled its use at the point of care. Clinical ultrasonography is a tool that supplements the classical anamnesis and physical examination, thereby increasing the practitioner's diagnostic power. This tool can be employed in numerous clinical scenarios and can be applied at all steps when making decisions about the patient. In the hands of the general practitioner, ultrasonography of the various areas of the body (multiorgan ultrasonography) optimizes not only the diagnostic capacity but also the prognostic stratification and monitoring of progress after treatment has been applied. As with the systematic nature of conventional physical examinations, we need to establish an ultrasound examination protocol that supplements the physical examination, thereby redefining and boosting the classic examination.ResumenLa ecografía clínica ha experimentado un importante desarrollo en los últimos años debido a su gran utilidad y a la miniaturización de los equipos que han permitido llegar a la cabecera del enfermo. Se trata de una herramienta que complementa la anamnesis y la exploración física tradicional aumentando la potencia diagnóstica del profesiona...
Source: Revista Clinica Espanola - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research