ReviewTurkish journal of emergency medicine
Point-of-care ultrasound for the acute abdomen in the primary health care.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Retrospective Analysis of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Results in the Follow-Up of Paediatric Functional Constipation.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Usefulness of air sonographic artifacts in clinical diagnosis.Medical gas research · 2026Article
- Identifying Gastrointestinal Pathologies Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) diagnosis of rib fractures.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Review
- The Diagnostic Accuracy of Reduced-Dose CT of the Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder in the Evaluation of Renal Colic.Cureus · 2025Review
- Screening Sonography in the Prehospital Setting: A Case Report on Transforming Clinical Decisions.Cureus · 2025Article
- Role of ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with acute pelvic pain.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Lunch box and fruits as a simulator for teaching basic physics of ultrasound: A mixed research methods study.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound Within One Hour Associated with ED Flow and Resource Use in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Pain: A Retrospective Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Continuing professional development for primary care physicians: a pre-post analysis of a focused abdominal point-of-care ultrasound pilot training.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Frequent Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- The Incremental Role of Multiorgan Point-of-Care Ultrasounds in the Emergency Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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- Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasonography (POCUS) on the Way to the Right and Rapid Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Diagnostic, Therapy and Complications in Acute Appendicitis of 19,749 Cases Based on Routine Data: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Reasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study.BMC health services research · 2022Observational
- Overview of point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosing intestinal obstruction.World journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practices in the helicopter emergency medical services in Europe: results of an online survey.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Acute surgical abdomen during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical and therapeutic challenges.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Repositioning POCUS in the diagnostic landscape of gastric anisakiasis: A call toward pragmatic integration.Acute medicine & surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a focused examination, which is performed and interpreted at the bedside by the treating physician answering a specific clinical question. It is currently utilized as an essential adjunct to physical examination in many medical specialties. Recent advances in technology have made POCUS machines portable, affordable, and could be used with minimal training even by nonradiologists. This review aims to cover the fundamental physics of POCUS and its applications for diagnosing the acute abdomen in the primary health care including the most common causes encountered by family physicians. These are acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, renal colic, ectopic pregnancy, acute diverticulitis, bowel obstruction, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. We hope to encourage primary care physicians to incorporate POCUS in their routine clinical practice. We also highlight challenges encountered when using POCUS in the primary health care including limited availability and the need for proper training. Furthermore, we review the POCUS results when performed by primary health-care physicians. Integrating POCUS in primary health care empowers primary health-care physicians to provide high-quality, safe, and cost-effective care to the patients.
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