DOTmed November 7, 2019
Dr. David Flick

A patient enters your office with a lingering pain in their abdomen. It’s a nagging pain, but not life-threatening, so they came to their primary care doctor for help. What seems like a simple task becomes a convoluted and financially burdensome mess, and you eventually must direct them elsewhere. But what if you had the tools to help them right there in your office? Enter handheld ultrasound.

Finding handheld ultrasound devices in a primary care doctor’s office is uncommon, but with recent educational and technological advancements in the space, this should start to change.

In my personal experience from integrating the tool into my practice, I’ve found seemingly endless benefits from adopting handheld ultrasound. The tool saves time for diagnosis...

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