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Review
. 2025 Jan;109(1):203-216.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2024.06.004. Epub 2024 Oct 15.

Outpatient Point-of-Care Ultrasound

David M Tierney  1 , Joy Shen-Wagner  2 , Puja Dalal  3
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Review

Outpatient Point-of-Care Ultrasound

David M Tierney et al. Med Clin North Am. 2025 Jan.

Abstract

The most commonly used outpatient primary care point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) applications are similar to those used in the inpatient setting (eg, cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal ultrasound). However, there are several additional POCUS applications that are highly applicable to the outpatient setting and should be considered for use by primary care practitioners. This article reviews 3 outpatient POCUS applications and their potential role in the primary care setting.

Keywords: Carpal tunnel; Outpatient; POCUS; Plantar fasciitis; Primary care; Sinus; Ultrasound.

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Disclosure All authors have contributed significantly to this study and approved the submitted version. No authors have any disclosures related to the content of this study.

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