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15891747

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Our objective was to test the hypothesis that internal medicine residents can be trained to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using personal ultrasound imagers. We trained 5 randomly chosen internal medicine residents to image the abdominal aorta for patients with risk factors for AAAs using personal ultrasound imagers. Residents were trained in 3 or 4 one-on-one sessions with an instructor. To be eligible, patients had to be older than 65 years and have hypertension. After training, each of the 5 residents studied 3 patients independently. In 12 of the residents' 15 unsupervised studies, their abdominal aorta measurements were within 5 mm of the instructor's measurements with standard echocardiography (mean difference 3 mm, range 0-6 mm). Residents detected 3 previously unknown AAAs measuring 5.2, 4.2, and 3.9 cm in diameter. We conclude residents can be trained to image the abdominal aorta with personal ultrasound imagers and to identify AAAs in patients at risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0894-7317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
394-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Residents can be trained to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms using personal ultrasound imagers: a pilot study.
pubmed:affiliation
McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article