SMJ : July 2018 Issue
The Southern Medical Journal is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists, including medicine; surgery; women’s and children’s health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.
Southern Medical Journal • Vol. 111 • No. 7 • July 2018
Special Issue on Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Introduction to Special Issue on Point-of-Care Ultrasound
G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE, DBioethics
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: At the Crossroads of General Medicine
Michael Wagner, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Established Settings
Dustin Morrow, MD, Julia Cupp, MD, David Schrift, MD, Robert Nathanson, MD, and Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Inpatient Setting: A Tale of Four Patients
Renee K. Dversdal, MD, Kevin M. Piro, MD, Charles M. LoPresti, MD, Noelle M. Northcutt, MD, and Daniel J. Schnobrich, MD
PEARLS for an Ultrasound Physical and Its Routine Use as Part of the Clinical Examination
Michael Wagner, MD, and Janice Boughton, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Improves Shared Diagnostic Understanding Between Patients and Providers
Benji K. Mathews, MD, Paula E. Miller, MPH, and Andrew P.J. Olson, MD
A Patient’s Perspective: Pairing the Stethoscope with POCUS to Evaluate Acute Dyspnea in the Clinic
Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, Michael Wagner, MD, and Anthony Hughes, MDiv
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Applications in the Outpatient Clinic
Michael Wagner, MD, Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, Kang X. Zhang, MD, Timothy Flynn, DO, and Kevin Bergman, MD
Point-of-Care Sinus Ultrasound: Impact Within a Large Internal Medicine Clinic and Review of Technique
David M. Tierney, MD, Joshua S. Becker, MD, Bryan D. Post, MD, and Terry K. Rosborough, MD
A Late-Career Internist and Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in a Primary Care Clinic
Terry K. Rosborough, MD, and David M. Tierney, MD
“Old Dogs” Can Learn Ultrasound
Mark H. Greenberg, MD, Janice Boughton, MD, and Gregg M. Talente, MD, MS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Resource-Limited Settings: Common Applications
Matthew Fentress, MD, DTM&H, Thomas F. Heyne, MD, MSt, Keith R. Barron, MD, and Neil Jayasekera, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound as Part of a Short-Term Medical Mission to Rural Nicaragua
Keith R. Barron, MD, Joseph C. Lai, DO, Lacey P. MenkinSmith, MD, Jennifer S. Lee, DO, Mark E. Humphrey, MD, MPH, and Jeffrey W. Hall, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Internal Medicine: An International Perspective
Irene W. Y. Ma, MD, PhD, Chiara Cogliati, MD, Frank H. Bosch, MD, PhD, Ana Claudia Tonelli de Oliveira, MD, PhD, Vincenzo Arienti, MD, Michiel J. Blans, MD, Barry Chan, MB, BCh, and Anjali Bhagra, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Needs Assessment, Curriculum Design, and Curriculum Assessment in a Large Academic Internal Medicine Residency Program
James E. Anstey, MD, Trevor P. Jensen, MD, and Nima Afshar, MD
Shaping the Future of Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in Medical Education
Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, MACP, Mary Claire O’Brien, MD, and Richard Hoppman, MD
