RT Book, Section A1 Baston, Cameron M. A1 Moore, Christy A1 Krebs, Elizabeth A. A1 Dean, Anthony J. A1 Panebianco, Nova SR Print(0) ID 1161757437 T1 Introduction T2 Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-of-Care Tips for Point-of-Care Ultrasound YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260441475 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161757437 RD 2025/03/27 AB Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been used clinically since the 1980s. Improved machine image quality, portability, lower cost, and increased evidence for the diagnostic utility of point-of-care ultrasound has moved the probe firmly into the hand of the bedside practitioner. In the time-pressured setting of the emergency department (ED), clinicians have discovered new uses and created innovative workflows to integrate bedside ultrasound into clinical decision making. Critical care and other fields have followed suit, and burgeoning activity within general internal medicine is creating a niche for this imaging method. We clearly believe that point-of-care ultrasound benefits patients and physicians by improving diagnostic accuracy while bringing the physician back to the bedside and protecting patients from ionizing radiation. After your first time finding the unexpected cardiac tamponade in a patient with undifferentiated shock or getting a peripheral IV in the otherwise “impossible” patient, we think you will see the value in point-of-care ultrasound, as well.