Physician's Weekly recently interviewed Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP, on the barriers keeping clinicians from receiving point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training. Dr. Soni...
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
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POCUS: Differentiating the Aorta and IVC
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Abdominal Aortic Scan
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POCUS for Aortic Aneurysms
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Virtual education has taken on a whole new meaning in our present day. The pandemic caused the entire world to stop and adjust quickly to digital living, interacting, and...
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