Healthcare is expanding and there are many industries within this field.Healthcare is a necessity and there are often not enough medical professionals to keep up with that demand.As a result of this need, many radiology modalities are trying to come up with new protocols to serve patients faster.Ultrasound has made a large impact on helping with this dilemma.Ultrasound has applications that can assist with quickly assessing a patient.One application is Point of Care Ultrasound (otherwise referred to as POCUS).Point of Care Ultrasound helps decrease patient wait times so that radiologists can look at diagnostic images quickly obtained by a medical professional to help find out what is causing certain medical symptoms of patients ("Point of care," n.d.).POCUS is being used more and more throughout the United States and is a current trend within the ultrasound industry.This article will explain what POCUS is, benefits of POCUS, and applications of POCUS.
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