Diagnostic Ultrasound

Does diagnostic ultrasound have a role in emergency medicine?
Introduction
Emergency medicine (EM) is the medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated and unscheduled patients with illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention.
The specialty is not limited to the emergency department and may be practiced in numerous other settings including urgent care clinics, ambulances, at disaster sites, and even through telecommunications technology, known as telemedicine.
Diagnostic ultrasound is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body. The images can provide valuable information for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
Ultrasound was first
It is therefore not surprising that emergency physicians wishing to advance the speed and quality of their assessment of patients have taken advantage of the advances in ultrasound technology and incorporated its use into their practice. Prior to the availabilty of PoCUS the process of obtaining an ultrasound scan was plagued with inherent delays and was potentially detrimental to patient care due to the risk of a medically unstable patient being away from the emergency department. PoCUS provided a method of image acquisition which avoided these
It also allows for faster diagnosis particularly in cases of unexplained