title: Should a hand-carried ultrasound machine become standard equipment for every internist?
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mladenovic
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hellmann
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D010808:Physical Examination; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*