Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-o

Features Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-o

A unique pocket guide to the use of ultrasound at the point of careLately, there has been an enormous amount of interest in the use of ultrasound for both procedural and diagnostic guidance at the point of care.
Although this type of instruction can be found in some textbooks, they are heavy, dense, and written for the classroom, not real-world clinical situations.
Pocket Guide to POCUS is the portable, quick-hit alternative.Pocket Guide to POCUS provides trainees with the tips and reminders they may need at the point of care.
Things such as what images to acquire, and how to get them, or a quick glance at pathology in comparison to a normal image.
For learners at all levels, this pocket guide will hopefully reduce their fear of scanning, while preventing some of the more common pitfalls the authors have observed over their more than 50 cumulative years experience.
Each chapter of the book is divided into four sections:• Key Images• Acquisition Tips• Interpretation and Pitfalls• Examples of PathologyThis app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics.
The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms.
The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily.
You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning.
You can also change the text size for easier reading.After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app.
All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast.
This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet.
This app contains the full content of Pocket Guide to POCUS: Point-of-Care Tips for Point-of-Care Ultrasound by McGraw Hill Education.Editors:Cameron M.
BastonUniversity of Pennsylvania Healthcare SystemDepartment of MedicineChristy MooreUniversity of Pennsylvania Healthcare SystemElizabeth A.
KrebsThomas Jefferson University Hospitals Department of Emergency MedicineAnthony J.
DeanUniversity of Pennsylvania Healthcare SystemDepartment of Emergency MedicineNova PanebiancoUniversity of Pennsylvania Healthcare SystemDepartment of Emergency MedicineDisclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.
Developed by Usatine Media Richard P.
Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer