ArticleAcute medicine2016
Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound (FAMUS) - point of care ultrasound for the Acute Medical Unit.
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- Back to bedside: Renal point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) by internal medicine resident physicians for identification of hydronephrosis in patients with acute kidney injury.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Training pediatric residents in point-of-care ultrasound: An assessment of the needs and barriers to acquire the skill.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2022Article
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Bedside Diagnosis of Pyomyositis.POCUS journal · 2022Article
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- Measurement of the Applicability of Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound to the Practice of Medicine in Saudi Arabia and the Current Skill Gaps.POCUS journal · 2021Article
- Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 pandemic.Postgraduate medical journal · 2021Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound rapidly and reliably diagnoses renal tract obstruction in patients admitted with acute kidney injury.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2020Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training: An Assessment of Interns' Needs and Barriers to Training.Cureus · 2020Article
- Should point-of-care ultrasound become part of healthcare worker testing for COVID?Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2020Article
- British Thoracic Society Training Standards for Thoracic Ultrasound (TUS).BMJ open respiratory research · 2020Article
- Focused Cardiac Ultrasound is Applicable to Internal Medicine and Critical Care but Skill Gaps Currently Limit Use.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2020Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): unnecessary gadgetry or evidence-based medicine?Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2018Review
- Thoracic ultrasound experiences among respiratory specialty trainees in the UK.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Point of care ultrasound (POCU) is becoming increasingly popular as an extension to clinical examination techniques. Specific POCU training pathways have been developed in specialties such as Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine (CORE Emergency Ultrasound and Core UltraSound Intensive Care, for example), but until this time there has not been a curriculum for the acutely unwell medical patient outside of Critical Care. We describe the development of Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound (FAMUS), a curriculum designed specifically for the Acute Physician to learn ultrasound techniques to aid in the management of the unwell adult patient. We detail both the outline of the curriculum and the process involved for a candidate to achieve FAMUS accreditation. It is anticipated this will appeal to both Acute Medical Unit (AMU) clinicians and general physicians who deal with the unwell or deteriorating medical or surgical patient. In time, the aspiration is for FAMUS to become a core part of the AIM curriculum.
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