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Patients who need an IVC and have brittle veins and peripheral oedema. It comes up a lot. I never said anything about routine assessment.
by jazoom 9y ago
Patients who need an IVC and have brittle veins and peripheral oedema.
It comes up a lot.
I never said anything about routine assessment.
- JshWright 9y agoSure, I would love a portable ultrasound in the back of my ambulance for that very reason. I still use my stethoscope _way_ more often than I start an IV where US would be handy.
- jazoom 9y agoI don't know why you keep putting words into my mouth. I never suggested it would replace a stethoscope.
- JshWright 9y agoYou said every doctor should have one with them "like a stethoscope". I don't know where you got "replace" from... My point is that a stethoscope is an essential tool for assessing every patient. An ultrasound is a specialized tool for assessing a very small subset of patients.
- jazoom 9y agoI said "can". I don't know where you got "should" from.