title: Use of ultrasound in Nepal.
abstract: Although for a Third World country like Nepal the provision of an ultrasound machine may represent a considerable capital outlay, once installed it is a versatile diagnostic tool, non-invasive, relatively inexpensive to run and requiring very little patient preparation and no in-patient beds. Ultrasound, in the hands of a skilled ultrasonographer, can provide immediate, accurate and invaluable diagnostic information to the clinicians in a range of bizarre and advanced clinical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009390:Nepal; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*