Abstract
A focused point-of-care abdominal ultrasound is an examination performed at the patient's location and interpreted within the clinical context. This review gives an overview of this examination modality. The objective is to rapidly address predefined dichotomised questions about the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, gallstones, cholecystitis, hydronephrosis, urinary retention, free intraperitoneal fluid, and small bowel obstruction. FAUS is a valuable tool for emergency physicians to promptly confirm various conditions upon the patients' arrival, thus reducing the time to diagnosis and in some cases eliminating the need for other imaging.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Focused abdominal ultrasound |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Artikelnummer | V10230649 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1603-1606 |
Antal sider | 4 |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for laeger |
Vol/bind | 186 |
Udgave nummer | 17 |
Tidlig onlinedato | 22 apr. 2024 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2 sep. 2024 |
Bibliografisk note
Published under Open Access CC-BY-NC-BD 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.Emneord
- Humans
- Ultrasonography/methods
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging
- Hydronephrosis/diagnostic imaging
- Abdomen/diagnostic imaging
- Gallstones/diagnostic imaging
- Cholecystitis/diagnostic imaging
- Intestinal Obstruction/diagnostic imaging
- Urinary Retention/diagnostic imaging
- Point-of-Care Systems