dc.contributor.author |
Diprose, William |
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dc.contributor.author |
Verster, F |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schauer, C |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-03-21T01:45:56Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-01-27 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
New Zealand Medical Journal 130(1449):46-51 27 Jan 2017 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0028-8446 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/46243 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The art of physical examination has continued to be practised by physicians largely unchanged for over 200 years. Ultrasound, once the domain of the radiologist, is now being increasingly used by emergency physicians and intensivists to make rapid, accurate diagnoses at the point-of-care. We review the growing body of evidence supporting point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) as the preferred alternative to many aspects of the cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal and neurological examinations in internal medicine. Compared with physical examination, PoCUS may increase diagnostic accuracy and patient satisfaction; reduce unnecessary investigations and healthcare costs; be shared with experts for a second opinion; and have automated decision-support applied to improve diagnosis. Further research is needed to identify the ideal combination of physical and PoCUS techniques to establish a gold-standard ‘hybrid’ approach to bedside assessment. |
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dc.publisher |
New Zealand Medical Association |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/contribute |
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dc.title |
Re-examining physical findings with point-of-care ultrasound: a narrative review |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
1449 |
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pubs.begin-page |
46 |
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pubs.volume |
130 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: NZMA |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2017/vol-130-no-1449-27-january-2017/7139 |
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pubs.end-page |
51 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
761007 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Surgery Department |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2019-02-05 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
28178729 |
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