Key result
POCUS enhances routine clinical examination for assessing cardiovascular risk and metabolic complications in diabetes.
Why the study?
Ultrasound is increasingly used in daily clinical practice to improve clinical examination efficiency, prompting a review of its applications in diabetology.
Does Point-of-Care Ultrasound improve clinical assessment in diabetology?
Does Point-of-Care Ultrasound improve clinical assessment in diabetology?
Point-of-care ultrasound is a versatile tool in diabetology that enhances the detection of cardiovascular risk, liver steatosis, lipohypertrophy, and muscle wasting.
May support POCUS training in diabetology; leaves open outcome benefits pending prospective trials.
Ultrasound is increasingly used in daily clinical practice to improve the efficiency of the clinical examination. In this article, we reviewed its various possible uses in the field of diabetology. The ultrasonic evaluation of the carotid arteries (plaques and intima media thickness) allows improving the assessment of the cardiovascular risk. Steatosis can be detected relatively easily on liver ultrasound. Ultrasound also allows a more sensitive detection of lipohypertrophy resulting in glycemic fluctuations and thus increasing the risk of hypoglycemia than the clinical examination. Finally, muscle ultrasound appears to be a promising tool to assess the nutritional status and its consequences (e.g., falls).
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X. Vandemergel (2021) conducted a review in Diabetes mellitus. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) vs. Standard clinical examination was evaluated. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a promising adjunct to routine clinical examination in diabetology, aiding in the evaluation of cardiovascular risk, hepatic steatosis, lipohypertrophy, and sarcopenia.
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