Terminology and structure of basic pocus description of the thorax

Abstract

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an essential imaging diagnostic method in emergency medicine. In addition to the examination itself, a concise but correct description of the findings is very important.

In this article, we summarize the structure and terminology for description pleural, pulmonary and cardiac POCUS, including specific examples.

Keywords

• Point-of-Care ultrasound
• description