POCKET ULTRASOUND

ON PATIENT BEDSIDE

The development of newtechnologies in mobile computing miniaturization and its application in thediagnosis and medical therapy will mark the path for the XXI century Medicine.

We expect and hope that this scientific revolution will help to eliminatedisparities in the access to health for people who suffer anywhere in theworld. 

OBJETIVES

of this page, and philosophy are:

* Tofreely disseminate videos andpictures  of current cases, obtained with handheld ultrasounddevice, vscan type, made at patients’ bedside.

  It will show diseases, common symptoms, advice and findings that mightbe useful for medical students, residents, medical personnel or those interestedin any area of health care (Hospital, Primary Care, Emergency, NGOs ..).

* To create a forum for communication, dialogue and learning about handheldultrasound and its usefulness in clinical practice.

* To help out patients as main objective, and therefore  to respect theirright to privacy, confidentiality and data protection.

Authors and webmaster:

G.López Martínez. Internal Medicine Physician.

G.López Lloret. Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine Physician.

H.Torrecárdenas. Almería. SPAIN.

Translator:

Diana Fernández Lloret.

University of Granada. SPAIN

Contact:

gilomart@ecografiadebolsillo.com

ACCESS TO VIDEOS

INTERNAL MEDICINE. ALMERIA. SPAIN

THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF TORRECARDENAS (ALMERIA) IS ONE OF THE FIRST HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD IN CLINICAL USE OF POCKET ULTRASOUND.

Since lastJune 10, 2010, doctors of the internal medicine department of Almeria haveincorporated ultrasound vscan (GE) into their daily practice, and the bedside -exactly at the start of its marketing in early June 2010. Becoming (after theinitial studies -Madrid, Barcelona and Naples) into one of the first centers toincorporate this worldwide technique.

It has organized the first courseof Ultrasounds in Internal Medicine (August 2010).

It has promoted the teaching for Residents and Medical Students over General'sUltrasounds and Echocardiography.

We are currently and simultaneously working in the analysis of collected data for the next assessment and scientific publication.