Novice point-of-care ultrasound for the assessment of acute dyspnea in the emergency department
POCUS examinations completed by a medical student demonstrated acceptable diagnostic accuracy for asthma/COPD, acute heart failure, and pneumonia. Medical student POCUS examinations could be used for risk stratification to identify patients that require additional diagnostic imaging.
Authors
- Matthew Tabbut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-6116)
- Kevin R. Caja
- Jon W. Schrock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-190X)
- J. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0582-2543)
Institutions
- MetroHealth (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- University School (US)
- MetroHealth Medical Center (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00995-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55