It has been many decades since any new piece of equipment found its way into the internist's black bag. The stethoscope, neurologic hammer, otoscope, and ophthalmoscope have been there for approximately 200 years. Recently, however, there has been a flurry of investigative work involving a new diagnostic tool with considerable potential for everyday use in internal medical practice: the portable ultrasound machine.
It is an unfortunate fact that the traditional internal medicine physical examination often overlooks or erroneously interprets findings, resulting in missed or incorrect diagnoses.
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- Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, David B. Hellmann, MD
This article was originally published in January 2009 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
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