title: Bedside ultrasonography for the intensivist.
abstract: Critical care ultrasonography is a bedside technique performed by the frontline clinician at the point of care. Point-of-care ultrasonography is conceptually related to physical examination. The intensivist uses visual assessment, auscultation, and palpation on an ongoing basis to monitor the patient. Ultrasonography adds to traditional physical examination by allowing the intensivist to visualize the anatomy and function of the body in real time. Initial, repeated, and goal-directed ultrasonography is an extension of the physical examination that allows the intensivist to establish a diagnosis and monitor the condition of the patient on a regular basis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, 410 Lakeville Road, Suite 107, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA. Electronic address: jdecardenasg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardenas-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, 410 Lakeville Road, Suite 107, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mayo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Abdominal ultrasonography; Critical care echocardiography; Critical care ultrasonography; Thoracic ultrasonography; Vascular ultrasonography