Impact of physician performed point of care ultrasound (POCUS) during first outpatient cardiology consultation on patient management and downstream testing.
Raed AladhamShuang LiuTasneem Z NaqviPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2023)
POCUS at time of consultation detects more abnormal echo findings, results in more medication adjustments, less referral for noninvasive stress testing, earlier referral for advanced cardiac diagnostic imaging, and subspecialty cardiac referrals.