title: Practical "pearls" to help improve your care.
abstract: This month's review of the current uses of ultrasound in family medicine made me wonder whether ultrasound might become the stethoscope of the future.
authors.affiliation: The Journal of Family Practice, Editor-in-Chief.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hickner
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000639:trends*; D019023:Stethoscopes / Q000639:trends; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000639:trends*