Point-of-care ultrasound education to improve care of dialysis patients

Surekha Mullangi; Stephen M Sozio; Paul Segal; Steven Menez; Carol Martire; Tariq Shafi

doi:10.1111/sdi.12664

Point-of-care ultrasound education to improve care of dialysis patients

Semin Dial. 2018 Mar;31(2):154-162. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12664. Epub 2018 Jan 3.

Authors

Surekha Mullangi¹, Stephen M Sozio^{1

2}, Paul Segal¹, Steven Menez¹, Carol Martire^{1

3}, Tariq Shafi^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is rapidly emerging as a bedside diagnostic tool that can enhance physical diagnosis and facilitate clinical decision making. Although ultrasound is widely used by nephrologists for vascular access and kidney imaging, diagnostic POCUS skills in other anatomic areas are not part of routine nephrology training. In this narrative review, we will provide an overview of selected POCUS techniques, highlight potential uses of POCUS in routine nephrology practice, and describe a new curriculum implemented at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to teach diagnostic POCUS skills to nephrology fellows.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Fellowships and Scholarships / methods
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
Male
Nephrology / education*
Point-of-Care Systems*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Renal Dialysis / methods*
Ultrasonography / methods
United States

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding