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David B. Hellmann

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Should a Hand-carried Ultrasound Machine Become Standard Equipment for Every Internist?

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It has been many decades since any new piece of equipment found its way into the internist's black bag. The stethoscope, neurologic hammer, otoscope, and ophthalmoscope have been there for approximately 200 years. Recently, however, there has been a flurry of investigative work involving a new diagnostic tool with considerable potential for everyday use in internal medical practice: the...