Christopher Chew; Katherine Lang; Manuel De La Rosa; Amanda K. Bertram; Ariella Apfel Stein; Apurva Sharma; Timothy M. Niessen; Brian T. Garibaldi – The purposes of this study were to determine the overall proficiency of internal medicine interns in performing cardiovascular POCUS, assess how POCUS skills relate to traditional cardiovascular physical exam skills, and examine how POCUS skills impact patient management.
David Kearney, MD; Nathaniel Reisinger, MD; Sadichhya Lohani, MBBS – Volume status assessment is a critical but challenging clinical skill and is especially important for the management of patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and dialysis unit where accurate intravascular assessment is necessary to guide appropriate fluid management. Assessment of volume status is subjective and can vary from provider to provider, posing clinical dilemmas.